Peter Quantick

Hi there. Thanks for the comments. I agree about the balance in the lengths of the two movements. Overall I wanted a stark contrast between the styles of the two movements with the Intro being more tonal and minimalist and the Allegro more aggressive and modernist. I'll have a look at editing down the intro, I think and probably make the Allegro end less suddenly with a coda maybe based on the middle section of the Allegro. Thanks again. It's great to get feedback.

This is a composition that I wrote most of many years ago for a friend and am now just getting around to completing it. I'd be grateful for any comments. Thanks.

I enjoyed your Psalm 150 and I like this too. In particular, the use of key change is nice, especially the ending in A major. I especially liked the staccato parts around bars 48 - 52. That made an interesting contrast. The quaver dotted crotchet rhythm at the start and the gradual introduction and overlapping of voices is nice and you do introduce this motif at the end but maybe you could have used it a bit more across, maybe from bars 90 onwards? Thanks for sharing. I wondered if these two Psalms could be two movements or sections in a longer work with the ones you've shared being movements 2 and 3 and perhaps Ps 122 as a middle tempo piece as movement 1? Best wishes Peter

This is just great. I love the energy and the textures you create. It's certainly ambitious but it really pays off. The ostinato, the time signature changes, the use of percussion all combine to great effect. It looks as though earlier versions made you revisit and rework the piece and that's all part of being creative, I reckon. Thanks for sharing this. It's a really enjoyable piece.

Hi there. It's a lovely little tune with a baroque sound as JoshL37 has noted. I also think that you have a good basis to build on. Maybe you could use it as a starting point for a set of variations on a theme? What you have here would be a theme worth exploring with a neoclassical edge, maybe? Thanks for sharing.

Hi there. It's good isn't it. I like unaccompanied choral music as it puts me in mind of my time as a chorister many years ago. I think my knowledge of counterpoint and harmony was shaped by that. I like the use of counterpoint in your work and also the tension created by the changing time signatures. Not much to say about your piece really. I liked it a lot. It's pretty high for the sops in particular ( but nowhere near the top E in Poulenc's "La Figure Humaine" - love that piece). I'll have another listen to see if anything more comes to me. But thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it. I've got a choral work which is like yours and a MP3 file which I might share here so thanks for the inspiration.

I can't find the link either...??? Please repost. This sounds interesting.

Hi there. Thanks for sharing this. It's a really nice piece. I agree with the member above that the ostinato sections are really good and the harmonic changes bit could be made more exciting and more consistent with the opening of the piece by continuing the use of the running scales and arpeggios, maybe? Rather like the right hand part around 1.01 mins? I like the single note ostinato transition into the Allegro section and the transition out of it but maybe you could revisit the themes/cells used at the beginning of the piece at the end to expand it a bit so maybe its like an aria (A B A) in form? Really look forward to hearing more of your work.

I like this piece. As the previous member has said it has a simplicity about it which is really endearing and engaging. It reminded me of Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Part in its development. Its really nicely executed as well. Thanks for sharing it. Good luck with the Youtube channel.

I like it. Your description of it is quite accurate of an arcade at a fair at night. It is quite wild and atmospheric. Its quite "filmic" - is that a word and the sound track approach is maybe a route you should explore further if you're thinking of revisiting the longer composition. Thanks for sharing.

I like it. It's a nice exercise in counterpoint. I'm no expert on the rules relating to this as it's something I learnt years ago. What I really loved were the syncopated bits around bar 18 et seq. You could use that more, it was really nice. It put me in mind of "Bach Goes to Town" by Alec Templeton and maybe "Handel in the Strand" by Percy Grainger. Do you know them? They're really great. Hope this helps. You've only been composing for a relatively time but keep at it. I'd like to hear more.

I have a similar piece based on Cornish Folk Songs that I composed for some friends which I'll post here if you'd like to see it?

Thanks. Here they are as Musescore link and MP3 file. The Musescore playback doesn't sound great. I'd be grateful for your feedback! Come Sorrow Come v5.mp3

Thanks. My inspirations are wide ranging. Muse went to the same High School I did ( some time before!!!)

It's a very nice piece and shows off the romantic qualities of the guitar. I've been trying to write for guitar and am not a guitarist and have found it challenging. Can I share it here for you to review and comment on how playable it is, please?