Next Wednesday is the graded final reading session, and that’s it for the semester. I’ve got 4 minutes total to work with, and I want to make every second sound as full and grandiose as humanly possible.

This is where you all come in: I need feedback. and LOTS of it. The thorough, measure-by-measure kind. The more detailed, the better.

If you’ve got thoughts on:

• Range issues (too high, too low, awkward spots, etc.)

• Fullness/balance (where can it sound bigger, richer, more epic?)

• Orchestration ideas (doublings, color, texture, part-writing tweaks)

• Any “this feels empty, fix it like this” moments

• And especially help with how to CADENCE/land the piece from where it currently is (I’ve got a strict 4-minute cutoff, so I need a strong, convincing ending)

I got feedback from the players today, and these are their notes:

• Strings want to play more

• Not as full-sounding (too many breaks where someone plays something, then the next measure it completely switches -- more feathering)

• Sustained tones for low brass and low strings

• More dynamic/articulation markings

• Viola wants more

• Chord into big run at the beginning needs to be smoother and more grand - I was thinking of having more people play, then thin it out as the piece "begins."

And most importantly...Florence Price is one of my favorite composers, and I want this orchestration to do her justice.

I've attached the full score, a recording from the reading session, and the PDF of the original piano piece (marked with where I've reached so far)

FANTASIE NEGRE.pdf

Fantasie Nègre - ORCHESTRATION FINAL.pdf

Last year, I wrote this piece in honor of the Detroit Medical Orchestra. This orchestra comprises volunteer musicians from the medical profession in the metro Detroit area, including doctors, nurses, dentists, medical students, and more. Their mission is to bring healing through music, and they perform free concerts throughout the region to achieve this goal. I’ve been a part of this wonderful orchestra for many years, and I wrote this piece to celebrate its 15th anniversary.

This piece is somewhat an unofficial sequel to the very first piece I posted here on this website, as it continues to explore Greek mythology. (https://www.youngcomposers.com/t34170/nocturne-for-orchestra-an-ode-to-nyx-goddess-of-night/#comment-1186668533)

More information of the piece can be found in the short program notes in the PDF score.

The Detroit Medical Orchestra had the opportunity to perform this at a local hospital. I'm linking the performance here, as well as providing the audio MIDI mockup.

Any comments/feedback is highly appreciated :)

An Ode to Ascelpius, God of Medicine and Healing - Full score.pdf

This week I decided to revise and extend my orchestration of Ravel's piano menuet in C# minor.

The original is very short, and I thought a longer orchestration would work better.

Haven't put the slurs in yet, as it's still a work in progress.

Hope you enjoy!

(P.S. If anyone knows an orchestra who might like to perform this, do let me know! I have several other companion works that would go nicely with it.)

Menuet in C sharp minor (Ravel orchestration) #18 (score) #5.pdf

Spring.pdf

A Re-Creation - Cover - Rendition,including 7 of the most Famous-Lucrative Movie-Theme scores, in the U.S.

An Alaska Breeze ... is as cold as Ice

Here is a speed writing attempt made in one day.

Event Horizon brings many ideas up, but the idea of inevitability is one of them something that you can't control and something that is bound to happen something that just leaves you laying around vulnerable to the vast cosmos

This piece of music also types in with some personal experienceas well with falling in love with a four part structure
bliss , self denial, in love and the singularity.  "once you enter,there's no going back"

* extended technique, there is a lot of overpressuring bow control. This is to create subharmonics, which will sound an octave approximately below the fingered note*

I orchestrated my piano sketch called "Like a clock work" and re named it to Warborn which i thought where more fitting title.

Here is the orchestra version.

Thanks in advance.

For my first post of 2026, here's my orchestration of Medelssohn's Barcarolle from Songs Without Words.

It's more or less done; though I may add more dynamics to match the original piano work, and need to add more slurs.

Current dynamics are intended for midi playback: so I will be adjusting those for real life performance. 

Haven't decided where to mark a2 and solo in the winds: so any tips on that would be really helpful.

Princess Mee Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Voice and Piano/Keyboard | Noteflight

Ballad For English Horn And Piano: The Stone Troll Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for English Horn and Piano/Keyboard | Noteflight

Cat-Tolkien setting Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Voice and Piano/Keyboard | Noteflight

Fastitocalon-Tolkien setting Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Voice and Piano/Keyboard | Noteflight

The Mewlips-Tone Poem for String Orchestra Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Various Instruments | Noteflight

Oliphant For Bassoon and Piano Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Bassoon and Piano/Keyboard | Noteflight

Number Seven is not in Noteflight; the mice chewed it a bit. Shadow Bride.

In this post i present my composition called "Land Of Gods". It is not finished yet from an orchestration point, but i believe with the current score you can feel and understand its musical content. 

It is purpose is to convey the awe, the majesty , the grandeur, and the influence of the ancient deities of ancient Greece. The mighty gods, untouchable by humans, they are able to influence all aspects in the life of the people. Its dark at times, epic and very melodic. 

The divine realm, ruling the cosmos, both with good and evil intensions, but never within reach of the mere mortals. 

Байыркы .pdf

About six years ago, I orchestrated Schönberg’s Six Little Pieces for Piano.

I only uploaded one of them to the “Writer’s Block and Suggestions…” section, since I wasn’t quite sure what I was doing.

Now I know a little more about orchestration and how to approach different styles. So I’d like to share the orchestrated version of all six pieces.

Thank you. Best regards.

Schoenberg.pdf

Symphony-Concerto In A Major For Electric Guitar And Orchestra-2 Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Various Instruments | Noteflight

Symphony-Concerto In A Major For Electric Guitar And Orchestra-3 Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Various Instruments | Noteflight

Symphony-Concerto In A Major For Electric Guitar And Orchestra-4 Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Various Instruments | Noteflight

Audio:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15NoNQ7O-ghsDeWHVtaEqCI8skRZ8HZYA/view?usp=drivesdk

Score:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ri86LSqV7lzbPePIhvZUfSWYBEHnRsw6/view?usp=drivesdk

Using Symphony Stopped-Horns, for Intense-Themes.

https://orchestrationonline.com/horns-practical-range-of-stopped-notes/

no.7_A Ballade for the Dead.pdf

Just wanted to let you know my new album "Seize The Night", full of gothic orchestral film music goodness is out on all major music platforms today and the solo cello is played by Grammy-nominated cellist Chloe Mendola (Trans-siberian orchestra, Michael Buble)

You can check out a video performance of Chloe playing my piece "The Change" below, along with recordings of "Once Upon A Nightmare", which opens the album and Bloodborne fans will probably enjoy and "Sweet Home Salem", which is the most cello-driven piece on the album. Listen to the rest on Spotify! Hope you all enjoy it and thank you for listening!

"Anticipation - Symphonic Fantasy":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSttXzJnEDs

"Arriving" - Symphonic Fantasy":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCb13vp-pvk

"White Mushrooms - Symphonic Fantasy":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EDQycTcGQ

I have provided links to the scores in the description on you youtube.

My first post here is part one of larger composition I am currently working on. The composition is called The Great Lighthouse and is inspired by Christopher Paolini's book Fractal Noise.

Part one is written in largo - A minor and is called Discovery.

Please enjoy and any feedback would be appreciated 🙂

Musescore: https://musescore.com/user/60829534/scores/32485457

Just a little theme I wrote for my girlfriend! Thank you for listening!