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Showing content with the highest reputation on 04/25/2024 in Posts

  1. We seriously can learn a lot about how dynamics can create something so expressive after listening to this. I really like how a solo cello sounds, and this is a good example of how instrumentation can be used to create a specific mood. In this case, a mood of restlessness or unease. I'm not sure how you managed to get this clarinet to sound so expressive, but it must have taken a bit of tweaking. I love your motive, using the triplets to create a fun and playful rhythm (but in a dark sense)
  2. Thank you for again replying to my piece. I appreciate the feedback, I will try to do the emotions you recommended. I will try to modulate a bit this time. Sadness seems like a good place to do so.
  3. Thanks for your feedback. I think i'll rewrite it or reuse those ideas in something better thought (mainly because of the awkward unplayable parts).
  4. Hi @Cafebabe! I think the piece seems to be in 6/8 rather than 3/4 since the strong beats in each measure are the 1st and 4th eighth notes - there's clearly 2 main beats in the measure rather than 3. There are some measures that are in 3/4 but imo they happen in the predominant context of 6/8 as a kind of hemiola. The introductory motif in the right hand will be very difficult to play at the speed you have here since there are many consecutive same notes to play in a row which is very unidiomatic writing for the piano. It works in a midi rendition but your performer will either be unable to play it that fast and will have to slow it down or will just kill their wrist trying to play it up to speed. Also - you present a LOT of ideas in a short time, which is why I guess you called this a "Fantasia". You could stretch this material out into a longer piece and flesh out the material more and give your ideas time to speak. The main thing I wish you had more of is unity between your ideas - they should all be related somehow but you overload the listener with lots of variety. The balance between unity and variety is a difficult one that composers have to contend with. I also prefer this score view to the other piece you recently posted which had inverted colors. This is much easier to see and read. Thanks for sharing!
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    I have no fault with the music, but the white on black YouTube score is pretty hard to read. It might be worth adding a more standard pdf of the music here so people can give you more specific feedback. 🙂. Nice job!

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