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This is my entry for the Shakespeare contest. It's an elegiac song upon the famous Macbeth's soliloquy. Hope you enjoy^^

When I composed this piece I never imagined that by now it would become my most internationally acclaimed composition up-to-date. I wish you pleasant listening!

I already loved this quite some time ago when you showed this the first time. But since I have learned to appreciate Lutoslawski, so much more is falling in place. Great work!

Still love this. I do thing the new sounds bring a life to it that makes it even more enjoyable. One step closer to a real life performance! This is a lovely, whimsical piece of music, and I would be very proud if I was the one who composed it. I second Austenite's comparison to Prokofiev. There are certain sections which, to me, are very closely reminiscent of the Dance of the Knights, and the Gavotte from the same ballet as well as his first symphony.

You two just made my career.

I think I'll just leave this right here... Very little is known of Juan Marcolini (b. 1730s, fl. 1760-70), the composer of this little gem - an overture to a zarzuela from around 1760 - and more is the pity for it. Ostensibly he was Spanish, but with a surname like Marcolini, I'd be willing to bet he or one of his ancestors was Italian. The title, "La dicha en la disgracia y la vida campestre," translates roughly "Bliss in disgrace and counry life" - which only whets my appetite for more. I learnt a thing or two listening to this piece, to say nothing of marveling at its quality, and just enjoying it. Hope y'all will get a kick out it. Here it is in a particularly tasty performance by Concerto Koln.