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Hey @Tunndy and welcome to the forum! I think that both the melody and harmony in this piece are quite unique and personal to you! The piece starts quite underwhelmingly and gives the listener time to get used to its unique melodic content and the waltz rhythm. Then it gets really pompous and dynamic! And despite it being undoubtedly a piece that you will consider a part of your juvenilia, it still shows great talent and musical sense. I think the only part that I find objectionable is that the piece sounds like it's ending for too long. To me the piece sounds like it could have ended at 1:30, but then it keeps going, repeating a phrase which to me seemed a little redundant. But that's just my 2¢. Thanks for sharing! P.S.: Please consider leaving a ❤️ or a 🏆 reaction for the people (including myself) who have gone through the trouble and donated their time to review your music. It really helps us feel appreciated and keeps the forum a healthy place for people to share! Thank you!

I listened to the opening movement, and loved it! It's sparse and haunting, then shifts halfway through to become mysterious and tense, like a Film Noir. Congrats on completing this major work. Will try to listen to the other movements when I have time.

Hello @J. Lee Graham and welcome back to the forum! Wow! What a wonderfully accomplished work! I am glad that despite feeling "unworthy of the material" that you managed to finish it after more than 20 years!!! I also have had such an experience. I started my Variations on "Deck the Halls" for Piano and Orchestra back in the 2000's as well, over a decade before when I ended up finishing it. And it was only thanks to the fact that I learned to write music on paper that I managed to have the discipline to finish it. I totally understand the sentiment! It is hard to limit yourself when writing for period instruments when you know that superior versions of the instruments would in fact have capabilities that would very much facilitate the music in question for the composer. I think I would also leave the piece as-is knowing that there do in fact exist versions of the instruments with the capability to actually perform the piece live, which is ultimately all that I would care about. I have to say that my favorite movement is the Polonaise! What a delight to hear someone include this stately Polish dance in a concerto! I am Polish myself and have danced the Polonaise as a youth in a Polish Folk Dance Ensemble. The dance has all the pomp and nobility of the spirit of Poland! I think it was also you who remarked that your favorite National Anthem is the Mazurek Dabrowskiego in an old thread I read somewhere. I actually have always dreamed of creating a mash-up of the Mazurek with the American National Anthem to create a kind of "Polish-American Heritage Anthem". We'll see if that ever comes to fruition! Thanks for sharing this wonderfully bright piece! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Hey @ferrum.wav! Great whimsical piano piece! It really feels organically conceived with a smooth and uninterrupted stream of musical consciousness! I think, pertaining to the above discussion about writing a piece completely without any variations, I think that's really difficult. One of the biggest determinants of whether a melodic piece is going to entertain the listener and stay in the musical consciousness is the constant interplay between unity and variety. For this reason it's always really hard (especially for me) to write music in a through-composed form. I always want to return to some kind of variation (at least) of the main theme. This brings both unity and variety at the same time. The only problem is that sometimes I write pieces where the variations aren't different enough from each other and so they don't bring enough variety and hence sound boring! (LoL) On the other hand, if there's too much variety then the piece could start to sound nonsensical to the listener, like the piece lacks thematic/motivic associations and hence doesn't build up a bank of memorable musical moments (unity). I really love how the piece feels like you improvised it - you really have a unique musical style that comes through here - it sounds like a fantasia. I've listened to it multiple times while writing this review and I've enjoyed every minute of it! Great job and thanks for sharing!

I truly wish we could have score: that way, we can admire the textures you are using in this composition. I love the lush strings in the opening that leads into piano solo. It is so beautiful. The brass choir is just like: now it is our turn to shine. But not before organ section? Amazing...

first time I ever composed for an orchastra, would love to hear feedback

This is my 200th work, and i find incredible that i managed to come this far in sucha small time. For my 200th work i decided to make my bread and butter, Galliards! This is for Crumhorn consort, Recorder consort, Rackett, Bassoon, Percussion and Harpsichord. Enjoy! ❤️

My tribute to the current state of the world.

Hello Here is another piece of the cycle "a la lune" according to Jules Laforgue. I didn't count. I must be at 4 or 5 on the same theme. Here is a kind of little song that looks like a waltz. Sweet bitter, of course, since it is lost love... Translation in the video in subtitles. Thank you for your criticism!

hello been taking a break from working on the variations, thought I'd continue working on this piece. if you had already read my catalogue, then you'd have probably known the other planned movements already. movements planned: No. 1 : Whimsy No. 2 : Home (Omah) No. 3 : Scherzo No. 4 : Affection No. 5 : Festive i'll continue to work on the variations after this as always, enjoy the piece. lemme know what you all think!!!

@PeterthePapercomPoser thank you! I agree, I already look back at it and cringe a litle bit, though I like it quite a bit for a attempt. honestly I agree with you on when the piece should have finished, I just had this last phrase as an idea in my head for a while and I kind of wanted an exuse to use it

Hello again @Krisp! I really love the lyrical melody of this one! And the constant unpredictable modulations and free tonality is really great and always keeping the listener on their toes! Thanks for sharing this thoroughly enjoyable song! P.S.: I also liked the very impressionistic introduction!

Hey @L.S Barros! Nice galliard! It does sound very dance-like and jovial! I have a few Baroque-style dances that I've written myself that are in more of a modern style (for string orchestra), but I've never written a galliard or pavane or any of those old Renaissance dances. But I'd really like to - I'm always fascinated by the idea that one could write a dance suite or longer orchestral work with all different kinds of dances from throughout the ages, as well as more modern dances like the tango or salsa. Thanks for sharing! I really like the addition of instruments half way through! And the instruments sound like legitimate early-music instruments! Great job!

Hello all! I'm back with another piece that I've been working on over the past bit. This one I aimed for less spooky, eerie and more sci-fi. With some big, grand visuals and the voids of space represented in the sections of this piece. This has been a fun one to work on, and am looking forward to your feedback! I didn't really push forward any new instruments or ideas on this one, more just focused on what I have been familiarizing myself with and took my idea and ran. Would love to know what visuals this piece brings to mind for you as you listen! Thank you all for the feedback, looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Thank you so much for all the kind words! Writing sheet music is something I am working on! I learned to compose using DAW software, so it doesn't always export the way I've written it to be in the DAW when using that. I do want to learn that side of things though. So glad you enjoyed the listen!

Thank so much for replying back with score. That is truly helpful when it comes feedback. Let me start with positive(s): 1. I love the delicate, simple theme and how it is phrase. It flows rather nicely from measure to the next. Well done. 2. The under laying harmonic language is well done, too. No issue there. Now let us move to areas of improvement: 1. I notice you only have horn in f playing 3 notes! Horns can never do this! There are monophonic instrument. You will need 3 players reading that part then mark it a3. But that is not standard. Your score resembles a small size orchestra. So only one with one player. 🙂 2. This brings me to where can the foreground be placed. Best place: the strings. There are loudest in this group. You can 1st carry the melody. a 3. Background: Use the strings (marked at pizz.) at a mp and match bass left hand of piano sketch. Viola, cello, Bass. 4. Doubling parts: Add Basson to double bass part in part in strings. Second violin can double the first. the upper woods can provide harmonic support with horn player. 🙂

Found this on another discord server. Yasuhisa Watanabe - Assemble:

Another one from Last Bible III - Felest Tower. Also found in a SMW rom hack (race levels):

Found this track from Last Bible III - Bullton Tower in a SMW rom hack:

Also discovered this lyric video in an SMW rom hack port: OK Goodnight - The Fox and the Bird:

And another one from an SMW rom hack: Lancer - Deltarune by Toby Fox:

Here's another one I found in a SMW rom hack. This is actually from a Wendy's (the fast food joint popular in the U.S.) training video from like the 80's: Wendy's Hot Drinks - by Marvin Hawkins and Toby Fox:

I found this track in a Super Mario World rom hack: Underworld Forest - Last Bible III:

Super Adventure Island - Ice Groove (found in a SMW rom hack): (I think this track demonstrates how you can effectively use blue notes to imply the Locrian mode)

Sutte Hakkun Music - Stage 5 (found in a SMW rom hack):

Brainlord - Road to Droog (Remix): (found in an SMW rom hack)

DuckTales - Journey To The Very End - The Moon (SNES remix): (also found in an SMW rom hack)

I found this original music in a SMW rom hack - "Neo Beat":

Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Ripple Field 1: (found in an SMW rom hack)

Super Princess Peach - Giddy Sky: (also found in a Super Mario World rom hack)

DuckTales - The Amazon: (found in a Super Mario World rom hack)

I found this track from Sonic Heroes - Mystic Mansion in a Super Mario World rom hack:

I recently became reacquainted with this track from Final Fantasy V by the great Nobuo Uematsu - Overworld Theme:

This track is from Ori and the Blind Forest - Ginso Tree Escape:

I thought I would append my introduction of this topic with another post from the great Abzu soundtrack by Austin Wintory - "Their Waters Were Mingled Together":

I have @gaspard to thank for this next great track I found as he mentioned it as one of his favorites: Soul Blade OST Heavenly Engage (Theme of Sophitia)

A commenter on YT identified this great track I was searching for! It's from Castlevania Dracula X OST: Stage 5' Picture of a Ghost Ship: