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It may be a cliched answer, but I guess I'd say the slow movement from Beethoven's A minor quartet, Op. 132:

Hi, after having studied John Field's 18 Nocturnes, particularly his left hand patterns, I wrote a couple of short, tonal, and simple pieces However I couldn't help it, and some "more modern" harmonic changes are present. Or some kind of metric modulation. And other devices. I was interested in this composer as the father of the Nocturne.

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I see. Everyone, thank you so much for this. I have so little understanding of woodwinds. It does help!

I think it does in fact do a chromatically ascending whole tone trill in the very beginning just like you said. It sounds pretty cool - perfect for when the action in the movie is developing but how it will resolve is yet unclear, if that makes any sense at all.

I have never heard tremolo written for a clarinet, until now! I agree with paper composer as usual.

Wow this is quite rich harmonically! You create an otherworldly atmosphere here with the polychords and glissandi you employ. I feel like I've been transported to this Carcosa you mention. It doesn't creep me out though - just a mysterious feeling. I think this recording is quite good despite the difficulties you mentioned. Maybe someone with more experience with mixing might find more to criticize on that front but I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing!

I used to play Clarinet and I personally would probably have a hard time executing some of the tremolos and repeated notes like you have in meas. 30. The tremolos would obviously have to be triple-tongued (EDIT: they could also be double-tongued which might make things easier) which would put a slight stress on the beginning of every group of three repeated notes. And in meas. 30, only the last three notes of each sextuplet would be articulated. This is quite an intense piece you've written! I do have to say you seem to write for the winds more like a string player. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks a lot PaperComposer for your comments. I agree that there are some similarities when comparing the harmonics and the kind of rag-time like rhythm, which Debussy has used in his Golliwags Cakewalk. But he was actually not the composer who inspired me to write the piece. It was Nino Rota. I suppose that this was difficult to guess. You may be right that I over-complicated some of the harmonies. I have not composed something like this before, and I agree that my writing has to improve. Thank you again for your valuable feedback! Thank you very much for your reply. I am glad that you like the piece.