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Hello, Myself and Markus have been collaborating on a project centered on galant pedagogy. Here our first realizations on a Partimento by Francesco Durante (1684-1755). Partimenti are figured and unfigured basses used during Baroque and Classical period by the students who learn compositions to do realizations on based on a set of rules. All the information about history, rules and Partimenti can be found under the public domain: http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/music/gjerdingen/partimenti/collections/index.htm We did a realization on following Durante's Partimento separately as a composition exercise: https://web.archive.org/web/20170401132027/http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/music/gjerdingen/partimenti/collections/Durante/numerati/001DurNum/001DurNum.htm We appreciate your comments and invite anyone who want to join us to experience with galant style. Our previous collaborative work: All the best, Guillem & Markus

This is my first piece where I chose a tonal center to stick to (G major). I'm learning to be a conscious composer and it feels really good. A lot of frustration dissolving every day. Anyways, I welcome any feedback

Well...pretty good. The harmony at the outset was bold, not just the louder opening but the quieter bit up to 0'56". G major? What? It didn't stay in that for too long did it!? lol. Great stuff. But then..... The tune and accompaniment following were fine in themselves if a bit winter movie scene but didn't match how the piece started. However.....it all depends how you progress from here. The second idea might be just right as a contrasting subject. As the material stands I was expecting something even more outrageous after 0'65" ! Super harmonic progressions and that applies to the latter part too, if not quite as adventurous.

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Historically here, participants aren't allowed to judge.

I need to somehow kick myself back into composing regularly and past competitions have inspired me to write some of my better works so I'm definitely game.

No doubt one of the most innovative works around here, liked a lot to hear!!