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lol where do you quote this from? Tao Te Ching has only 81 stanzas…

Updated with @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu's performance... thanks Henry! I think so!

Dear friends, hello! I'm Zhang Wenhao, a singer from China. This time, I'd like to share with you a mysterious, magical and ethereal Western Celtic music piece. The name of this song is "The Tree Spirit Dancing Alone Under The Moon". This song tells the story of a tree that keeps dancing under the moon to achieve its goal. During this process, it is utilized by humans, but after a long period of time, a turning point comes. I hope through this song, we can express an attitude towards life: On the way to achieving our goals, we will encounter many hardships and face various uncertainties. But please still persistently strive towards our goals, and one day a turning point will come. 亲爱的朋友们，你们好，我是来自中国的创作歌手张文灏。这次来跟大家分享的是一首神秘、魔幻、空灵的西欧凯尔特音乐作品，名字叫《月下独舞的树灵》。 这首歌讲的是一棵树不停地在月下起舞来完成目标，在这个过程中被人类利用，但经过漫长的岁月后又迎来转机的故事。希望通过这首歌，来表达人生的一种态度：我们在完成目标的路上，会经历很多磨难，会充满各种各样的变数，但请依然坚持不懈地努力朝着目标前进，终有一天会迎来转机。 歌词如下/The lyrics are as follows： 《月下独舞的树灵》/《The Tree Spirit Dancing Alone Under The Moon》 作曲/Composed by：张文灏 Zhang Wenhao 作词/Lyrics by：张文灏 Zhang Wenhao 这片荒土 曾经有两族 一朝 人类入侵 树族战败 仅存的古树 夜夜都会舞起来 以此复活战死被伐的同伴 她心里依然回荡着树族的召唤 “快起舞吧 我们就要活过来” 她心里微弱的希望从未熄灭般 像神庙丛生的灯心草的微光 “树长了生枝开叶了 他们要回来了” 她高兴地叫 奋力地跳 身姿随风轻摆荡 光秃的树桩泛着 幽绿色的 树族光环 在草侍和花仆簇拥下生长 她纯净的心猜不透 人类有多肮脏 树桩夜夜长 又被砍倒 从未有树活过来 不知真相的古树 被做成了 收费景观 她起舞只是人类谋利手段 她心里依然回荡着树族的召唤 “快起舞吧 我们就要活过来” 她心里微弱的希望从未熄灭般 像神庙丛生的灯心草的微光 漫长的岁月后 她已是枯藤苍苍 叶落中她 仿佛等来久违的同伴 鸢尾花的吟唱 伴随着奇异果香 在枯萎的夜中她停止了舞蹈

Well, Henry, I'm not Chinese! I still like the verse, no matter what its provenance is.

LoL I have to say, you misunderstand Laozi for the original stanza. Our competition in a way matches what Laozi said because Laozi just said you can do your things but without fierce competition, which is the same here, that’s exactly what “為而不爭 “【Act without striving】means. For my self advertisement if you love Tao you can check out my String Sextet. I think the music reflects some aspects of it haha!

@Henry Ng Tsz Kiu I thoroughly enjoyed the performance! 🙂

No V for you sir Thanks for checking it out Peter! 😁

Beast of a piece, let me know what you all think!

Hey Vince! Nice prelude! Does this mean you're just going to keep writing more of these periodically? It would be cool! I think the tonic 6/4 chord in the last bar makes me expect a V before resolving to the final chord. It's such a well worn norm in classical music to hear the I 6/4 either followed by a dominant or a cadenza. Considering that a V/V and bII6 are both pre-dominant function chords, I don't think it would be unusual to transition from one to the other, especially since the V/V can function as a tritone substitution of the bII. But there are no bII's in those bars. In bar 2, the implied chords are V/V, IV, ii7b5, with an anticipation of the return to the tonic in bar 3. Then in bar 5, there is a resolution to vi. The only place where a bII appears anywhere in this piece (as Vince mentioned) is in bar 9 beat 3 but it's in root position with the 3rd omitted. But thanks for sharing Vince!

This is nice. I liked the barcarolle feel, wasn't so sure of the programmatic elements you said you added (like bar 10). I guess it came out of nowhere to me, or maybe it's just the midi. Speaking of... man, why do you use noteflight? And you have 0 dynamics! Your music would really sing and come to life if you would at least put some in. If mf throughout, note it? You could easily copy all your music from noteflight into Musescore or some other, any other notation software. I'm only saying this because you've mentioned you're pretty well off, in your 40's or 50's... if you're adamant about sharing your music with the world, why wouldn't you want to make it sound as good as possible? I mean, no judgement I guess, but Musescore is free. A few afternoons drinking ice cold refreshing thirst quenching brain livening body rejuvenating water along with smoking good old fashioned breathable crystal clear earthly air out of your pipe whilst typing them there notes in... and well, by golly you just might have some way cooler sounding music to share or enjoy yourself. Don't forget the dynamics 😄

Competition? Like the Rock band Boston; almost a one-man band? People living in competition? Peace of Mind. Write your music, be Tao. No need for competition. Composition; well, you have to do something... True words are not fine-sounding, Fine-sounding words are not true. The good man does not prove by argument; He who proves by argument is not good. True wisdom is different than much learning; Much learning means little wisdom! Lo, the Sage has no need to hoard: When he has given up his last scrap for the benefit of others, He has more than he had before! When he has sacrificed all he has for the help of others, His hoard is that much better than before! For Nature's way is to sharpen without cutting, And the Sage's way is to act without striving. I am not into competitions! 🤣 Pardon my mangled Tao Te Ching-83.