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Dude, this is so great! I'm curious why you didn't want to release this in October, but if I remember right you like a lot of the spooky horror themes in your music regardless so I get it. I'm no film expert, but your shots all looked really good to me, nice camera too. I really loved the lighting at the 2 min. mark! You seem to have a lot of talent with this, and your music fit really well. To me it wasn't so distracting to take away from what was going on, and had tones to give it comedy and cuteness (like the Theremin sound). I think it deserved that 🙂 Nice job, loved it!

Never ❤️ Oh, and cool music!

Symphonic Fantasy... is there a way to add "final" to that somehow? Or would that be cheesy lol Wow, I love this so much. It really felt like a story was being told. Not necessarily the story of the game, but one you wrote with all it's themes. There just seemed to be great care in when and how variations were played out. I'm no orchestrator, but your orchestration seemed spot on and colorful, full of craftsmanship and creativity. I really liked the section of just winds, or the moments of trem strings. Even though you have cadences and breaks in the music, it never felt like it was dragging or boring. Your writing really had a sense of blurriness with collage-type textures when you wanted it too, and then was bold and clear during other times. I just love the diversity with instrumentation, dynamics, range, color, you name it (maybe techniques too?). The bass guitar and synth were really cool additions, and helps set your music apart in it's style and persona. I'm not sure about all the themes, but one thing I thought about was that the themes weren't always introduced in a stately way. Wasn't a big deal, but for instance with as much motivic exploration you did with Terra's theme, I kept waiting for it to be played with the 3rd 16th note in that motif to be played on beat 1. You had such a good lead up for it, but maybe that's just a style-choice-difference we have. Your path gave it more of a fantasy vibe, which I guess is fitting for a Final Fantasy piece, eh? 😛 I didn't see it, but it would be cool if you referenced all the rehearsal marks to we could see what you were going for too! I'm to know how you organized 8 themes into a cohesive quagmire woven so well. Awesome music! I loved the build up to the Kefka moment at the end. I think it's always wise to save one of the coolest moments for the end; it makes me want to listen to the whole piece with a relisten just to get to that part again. Well done Peter, this was great! Are there more movements for the future? I think it stands alone, but you probably have so many options with variations you could keep going haha

Ah interesting. I mentioned the lumatone since their performers might be looking for new music from current composers... it would be cool if someone performed or recorded for you! Couldn't hurt to market it for a wider audience and all

Ah fair enough. I'm nowhere close to a historical composer such as yourself, so it's always interesting to hear the finer points of the styles, of which I'm usually unfamiliar with. I noticed you have more music here, I can't remember if I've checked any of it out but I'll dig around 🙂

Are you happy with the microtonal piano sounds? I wonder if using some sort of E-piano or synth would give your pieces something different to offer, as you could mimic a lumatone or whatever else is out there. I know there are microtonal harpsichords and pianos, but they're so unpractical. I just checked fiverr and no one offers lumatone lol. Dang. I'm just brainstorming because you clearly have so much interest in microtonal music, I'm just trying to think of other outlets available. I've kind of vicariously lived through your microtonal studies, silently judging what I like and dislike about it's uses for my own music, so thank you for that haha 😄 The music overall felt comical and maybe slightly cheesy, but I think that's just the nature of using so many microtones within your harmonic context. That's not to say I didn't like it, it was fun 🙂 Nice job Peter, looking forward to hearing more ...or maybe something big you have brewing in the works...

This music makes me ye olde happy, thanks for sharing! I love when the rest of the instruments come in about halfway through... for me you could shave off a bunch before that and treat it like an intro 🙂

I'll edit this with music related comments later (I've heard this 😄), but I just had to say reading your post made me happy. I remember not too long ago how sad and stressed you were, and with starting a new job, I hope you carry this fresher and more positive outlook on life with you. I know you wrote this during a happier time, and it shows. Love the pictures, love the music!

What's funny is you keep writing short microtonal pieces to give yourself a break from a large project, but the amount of pieces as a collection is kind of a large project too 😄 This is cool, I think I've mentioned how much better your microtonal stuff sounds with strings versus harpsichord. This had such a "melting beauty" type of sound to me. The chromatics helped, but the 3 note pitch cell's descent or ascension maybe made me feel that way. Clever writing, I like 🙂 I also really like the mix, you've gotten really good at that! Nice job, Peter

Oh hey there Are you a fellow guitarist? The music is pretty cool, I liked the third movement the most. Welcome!

Oh hey I like the contrabassoon idea, it's so rich in the lower register. Perhaps the easiest and right solution. Would it be so weird to have the piano with the orchestration? You mentioned harp, percussion, bells, etc., maybe the piano (or synth?) could be used as an accent/effect instrument in the ensemble. It could play the low notes of the final bass dyad in question, but just a random thought. Orchestration is really cool, and it helps I love Debussy haha. Nice work!

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Hey there, Petr First of all, you're a wonderfully skilled composer. Your dissonant language has a lot of beauty in it to me, I'd be very curious to peek at the score! Could you post, or maybe for future youtube videos you have score videos? Regardless, I'm fascinated by the language you write with, as it's very different from mine (I'd love to learn 😄). Each of the five pieces in my opinion shows a skilled writer capable of writing for both instruments well. Perhaps you could have explored more technique, especially with the violin? With a more modern language, I expected more extended technique. Maybe I'm just used to that context? Even some pizzicato sections or slides would suffice to my ears. I enjoyed the music, I'm just thinking out loud after listening. Your samples sound good, but maybe the piano is a bit too wet sounding? Dunno, I'm not the best with all that. I guess maybe lower the reverb, or if using a DAW, make the reverb more dry. Again, that's probably subjective. As beautiful and intricate your writing is, you mentioned this: Yeah, perhaps, but I think you could have explored more. To me, this sounds like you wrote these fairly quickly one after another, and in turn they have a sameness of quality to them. For instance, aside from maybe the third piece (which is my favorite), you for the most part have the violin and piano constantly playing without rest. Also, to me, they don't always play harmoniously together. It's almost like a mismatch, where each one is playing something separate but they don't necessarily align with each other. They "fit", but without phrasing, it sounds like two people talking at the same time without each one listening to each other. With five pieces in the set, maybe one could of had the violin mostly pizz and light, or one could have the piano be mostly jaunty and choppy in the upper register. Know what I mean? For me, having different character implies different approaches to what the instruments are saying. Characteristic rhythms, or recognizable motifs, or more drastic differences in tempo, form, length, or range could be really beneficial. I'm not sure your overall purpose, as it sounds like you wanted something lighter on the noggin to write after a large piece, but if they're published as a set I would really plan more in advance as to how each of their characters differ. Keep in mind, we probably listen to vastly different types of music, and this is only from my point of view. I'm not sure about a lot of modern concert music pieces, I don't listen to them that much. Maybe what and how you're writing is in tandem with the trends of today, I wouldn't know. But from what I've learned, there are some techniques and theories of composition that transcend language. Wonderful phrasing and an array of textures go a long way in keeping your music engaging and interesting, and hopefully some of my thoughts help for the future. Love the music, thanks for sharing!

Hey these are great! It's a bit dissonant and difficult for children imo, but like mentioned, intermediate kids or adults could benefit. I've always thought that if I were ever a composition teacher, this would be something that I would have people write. It's cool to tone your style and writing down to it's more bare bones, and I think it's wonderful to explore. You should write more of these! Nice job at making them all different. The third was my favorite, but I enjoyed them all. Well done!

Hey there I really like this! It reminds me of Mario 3 for some reason 😄 I like the catchy ideas with rhythm and melody, but it sounds like this is the start to something rather than being a completed piece. You have cool ideas over the static 5/4, but I think the music was ready to move on harmonically. I would explore your rhythm on the V chord (A) or somewhere else and see where that leads your melody writing. You've also set yourself up with some motivic elements, as your theme could be expanded and tweaked. Great start, I'd love to see where this piece goes if you decide to elaborate your ideas. Well done!