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1. Use a faster writing pen! 2. Use a faster computer/laptop. 3. Think faster. For some more serious advice: 1. Dedicate the time for composition. 2. Don't force yourself to compose. Let the inspiration come and you will compose. At least that's the way I approach it. I have heard others advise that you have to start composing and the inspiration will follow. But for me, it isn't like that. 3. For inspiration: a) Listen to other composers' music. b) Check for calls for scores and competitions. These will give you ideas for composition.

Hello Henry, Thanks for your review and valuable comments regarding this piece. Yes, this is like all my organ pieces except the "Soliloquy for Organ No. 1" composed for organ manuals only. Indeed the feedback of an organ player would be great!

The fifth piece within the group of compositions I had already shared here on YC and have been sharing once again because they had gotten deleted during the renovation of the website in late April-early May 2016, and after a hiatus of a little more than six years (the fourth one having been reposted on July 25, 2019), this is my "Soliloquy for Organ No. 4", Op. 156, composed June 27-29, 2013. As I have previously mentioned regarding these old pieces being reposted, I have been choosing the best ones (in my current opinion) among the 181 previously posted but deleted pieces and reposting them. Here is part of how I had introduced it at the time I originally posted it, on June 30, 2013: "I believe this piece to be one of my grandest musical conceptions, and therefore possibly the greatest piece I have yet composed." Let me here take the opportunity to also put the links of the previous four reposted pieces: 1. Three Fugatos for Harpsichord, Op. 222 (reposted on 28/5/2018): https://www.youngcomposers.com/t36633/three-fugatos-for-harpsichord-op-222-old-deleted-piece-1181/ 2. Three Sententiae for String Quartet, Op. 139 (reposted on 30/7/2018): https://www.youngcomposers.com/t36851/three-sententiae-for-string-quartet-op-139-old-deleted-piece-2181/ 3. Soliloquy for Clarinet No. 5 (Op. 172) (reposted on 11/12/2018): https://www.youngcomposers.com/t37265/soliloquy-for-clarinet-no-5/ 4. Reverie for Double Bass (Op. 25) (reposted on 25/7/2019): https://www.youngcomposers.com/t38143/reverie-for-double-bass-op-25/ Finally, I hope that pieces posted on this website will never again be deleted due to renovation of the website. In addition to many pieces being lost forever (fortunately I had mine all backed up), we will have to dedicate hours of time to find, prepare and repost pieces (as has been the case with this post in which (however) I also looked for and posted the links of my four previously reposted pieces).

Hello Demertzis, I listened so far to three of your piano pieces. I was impressed, especially by this one. I have to say that you have a rich fund of creativity and are an undiscovered genius of piano music!! Bravo. I hope that you notate your music and give it to actual performers so that the world will hear your great music interpreted by the great pianists that it deserves!!!

Thanks for your review Daniel. Regarding the previous soliloquies for organ, I had posted them all but they were from before 2016 (actually 2013 and earlier) and so they belong to the list of posted compositions that got deleted once the new version of the website was introduced sometime in late April - early May 2016. To be sure I had reposted some of my 181 posted pieces with the tag "Old Pieces". So I might repost some of my soliloquies for organ No. 1- 6, hopefully soon.

Thanks for pointing it out. I changed it in the score and uploaded the revised score.

This is my Soliloquy for Organ No. 8. Like my Soliloquies for Organ No.s 2-7 and my two sets of sententiae for organ, it is composed for organ manuals only. Here is the link to my "Soliloquy for Organ No. 7": https://www.youngcomposers.com/t47956/soliloquy-for-organ-no-7/

Thanks for pointing out the fact that I have exceeded the lower range of the organ’s manuals. I had been confused with the “Scientific Pitch Notation” (SPN)’s consideration of middle C as C4 while for organs the same note middle C is considered C3. Thus I have assumed I could go down to C1 in SPN but it is C1 for organs which is 1 octave above, i.e. like SPN’s C2. I revised the piece to keep within the lower range of C2.

This is my Soliloquy for Organ No. 7. Like my soliloquies for organ No.s 2-6 and my two sets of sententiae for organ, it is composed for manuals only. Edit on 2/9/2025, 8:00PM GMT: After realizing I had some notes out of range thanks to a review, I revised the piece to keep in range and replaced the score and the mp3 with the revised version.

Thank you Henry for your review and observations. Indeed a compound meter in the time signature of the 1st sententia would have been a good alternative time signature. I will keep that in mind in future works.

This is my "Three Sententiae for String Orchestra, Op. 354", an opus the composition of which extended over almost two years. It is my 56th opus consisting of sententiae, out of 70 opuses so far (as of July 1, 2025) (68 sets and 2 solitary, for a total of 225 individual sententiae). The composition of this set having started almost two years ago, I have since composed 14 more sets of sententiae! It is my fourth set of sententiae for string orchestra. I hope that you enjoy it. Here is the link to my previous set of sententiae for string orchestra: https://www.youngcomposers.com/t36499/two-sententiae-for-string-orchestra-op-309/

Thank you NickReh for your review, your appreciation of the piece and your suggestions of alternatives. I appreciate it.

This is my "Soliloquy for Viola No. 8, subtitled "Threnody for the Victims of the Israeli Genocides of Gaza (7/10/2023-) and Lebanon (23/9/2024-)". As many of you know, the soliloquy is one of my favourite forms. For me a soliloquy is a short, reflective, often calm and sometimes sad composition. At the time of its composition this was my 181st soliloquy. It is unique in being a "Threnody for the Victims of the Israeli Genocides of Gaza (7/10/2023-) and Lebanon (23/9/2024-)", genocides that have continued (albeit at a lower intensity) despite "ceasefires" (if you can call the cessation of genocide a "ceasefire) in effect from November 27, 2024 (for Lebanon) and from January 15, 2025 (for Gaza), genocides mercilessly targeting and killing thousands of men, women, and children, whole families, health workers, and journalists (the latest figures of the number of victims estimate more than 6,000 for Lebanon and 48,453 for Gaza*), and destroying thousands of buildings, churches, mosques, schools, universities, and hospitals. As a Lebanese experiencing one of these genocides, this piece constitutes my musical sorrow and outrage at the injustice and suffering its victims experienced and continue to experience. *These figures are from the time of this writing, on March 9, 2025. For sources, see the following: https://x.com/ObserveLebanon/status/1896041783877914893 https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/03/09/ZX66 Here's the link to my previous soliloquy for viola: https://www.youngcomposers.com/t36334/soliloquy-for-viola-no-7/

I enjoyed the fourth one the most. Would love to hear how they would sound interpreted by a real violinist! Looking at the score, I am not sure whether the triple stops in the fifth Estampe would be possible to execute on a violin. When you say "meant to be performed by a real player", I think that that's what every composer intends their composition for or aims and hopes for their pieces - to be performed by actual performers! Only, it is not possible in many cases; whether because the performance of new music is risky or because it demands a "labor of love" from the performer to recognize the merits of the piece and serve it with their time and their artistic skill to learn and perform and interpret it, or because of some other reason. That's why we have to rely on the software rendition to have an approximation of how it would sound like played by a real player. If you have found a performer who intends to perform it, that is great!

I searched for other soundfonts. I think this one, called "harmonica basic" (by TheSoundfontMaker) is much less like an accordion and more like a harmonica. Listen to it and let me know.