Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

Just relisten to it and I love the C minor version more 😁

I am the opposite. I am never able to imagine the whole piece of music in my head at once. I may have some ideas and planning towards my music, but whether it works or not, I will have to try and write them down. Usually when I start writing, the music tells me what and how they want to be expressed-they simply write themselves out, and usually it's much better and bigger than what I thought or planned beforehand. I am just the midwife of my music and never the real creator of it. Maybe it's from heaven or other places, but definitely not from me. I am still in awe with the emotional power the Sextet brings me to, and I still don't really think it's written by me to be honest. Henry

Scheiße

You can still do it, there are 6 hours left to finish them and earn the "Ardent Reviewer" badge!! Of course you can do it later, but you will lose the badge!! 😘

Wow what a quick response and revision!

Well the score does show in my side:

Done with my poll!

I finish reviewing all of them! I have to say, this is by far my favourite competition on YC. It's so hypered and lots of members of participating in it, not just submitting works but also commenting each other! That's what a forum is for right? I wish this popular vote format will contiue in future competitions! Henry

Hi @Cosmia! Welcome to the forum and thx for joining the competition! I am the same, especially at the ending of it. It just dies away. I agree with @Omicronrg9 and @PeterthePapercomPoser. This one plays more on timbre and mood so it doesn't necessary use melodies or motives to push the music forward. The use of quintal and quartal harmonies are very apparent in this case. I would say this piece, even though it captures the horror side of Halloween, is less fitting to the competition, since it's a bit contemplative and serious to the festival in my opinion. The writing is however first rate, with great use of extended techniques like glissandos, harmonics, knock on instrument etc with great effect. Thx very much for submitting this high quality work to the competition! I really like them! Henry

Dear @ferrum.wav, Heads off to this piece you wrote. Full command of motives, varieties in terms of style, mature chamber writing all are present in your work here! I love the beginning and how you introduce the chromatic motive, as it's accompanied by the tone cluster of piano, as well as the 2nd motive of the dancing motive in b.5. And very nice use of that tremolo too, if adding a sul ponticello would be even better! I simply love how you go from the more atonal beginning to a firming G minor dominant preparation in b.45 with chordal texture, nice combinatio of both tonality and texture for an intro! Nice imitations throughout the main section, and the glissandos throughout are great. I love you bring the opening in b.92 with a quicker tempo. The modulation to D minor in b.122 is very fluent and I like the 2 against 3 rhythmic figure introduce there too. The climax in b.151 is very prepared with consistent imitations, as well as the cool down. I really love J sections with that augurs of dancing motive by Flute, and that nice disturbance with the recurring tremolo in b.206! And the figure in b.212 is naughty! The brillante in b.238 is really brilliant, I would it would be longer! I just go straight to the end. CLearly the end to a Bb minor closure is very CLever. Beware of the tremolo markings though, the 32th note tremolo should be just written with double stroke if it's already a quaver itself. Clearly this one and Vince's piece are both in the very top level. If I'm to judge this whole competition, I will put Vince's piece slightly over yours. In terms of technique you too are great, but Vince's is more heavy in tone which I always like, given how I write heavier music lol! Once again, congrats for writing such a piece! Henry

We would be more than happy if more members can review more frequently!! (So that I can be lazy and eat and sleep lol)

Well this template is only for judging a competition, for a daily review it's not mandatory to review all of the aspects in the template! Henry

Hi @Musi Make! Welcome to the forum! Sorry for a late reply, the hype in the Hallloween competition has covered the site! I quite like this soundtrack, it definitely reminds me of RPG game BGM. Thx for sharing. Henry

Hi @Monarcheon! Thx for coming back to the forum! We all miss your valuable and detailed insights to our music. As for your music here, I really enjoy it. I absolutely agree with you: the rhythm is so unpredictably flowing with all your use of changing meters, which suggests itself really well as a ballet music. The usage of the rhythmic motive is very organized throughout the whole work. The harmony here actually reminds me of something oriental or Arabic. I really love moments in b.20-21 and b.27-28 when you introduce high register violin writing there, when the register in most of the piece is more in middle/low register, and I hope there's more of that! I also love the use of strings techniques in b.40 section; the sul ponticello tremolo is very effective for the strings, and contrast well with the static note B when there are furious C and A# neighbours. I love the pluck string piano sound in b.52 too, though I would feel bad for the piano if it's played live! A nice ending as well which dies away as it begins. Thx for sharing your music to us! Henry