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Nothing much to say here.
I was previously a musician in training with Benedict College in Columbia, SC. I dropped out and have been a Mechanic ever since, as a second career choice. Recently, in mid 2024, I got a bug up my a** with the desire to mess around with arrangements again, and that has since evolved into original compositions as well, re-learning the ropes as I go. I'm not a pro anymore, but I do bare some valuable knowledge and insight from time to time. I look forward to having discussions and sharing music with you all. -
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South Carolina, USA
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Mechanic
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Music Composition, Car Repair
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Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Neil Davidge, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Michael Sweeney ...
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4-Part Writing
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MuseScore Studio 4, Audacity
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Trumpet, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, 5-string Bass, Piano
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Forgot to add, here's a couple of things that changed from the original; 1. Original main key was F# Minor - Current key is Eb Minor (1.5 steps lower to enrich the lower registers) 2. Ensured that nuances in the rhythm were more accentuated where needed (For example, at m. 108, where the motif rhythm changes to half note, half rest, then completes the phrase again, I've, rather than having only the melody instruments doing that rhythm, have made the entire ensemble follow suit) 3. completed a large amount of audio re-mastering with the playback to balance the ensemble better 4. Multiple areas have been re-done in regards to placing emphasis on melody, changing voices in harmonies, and more. Off the top of my head, that's what I remember altering in the score. I know that I did more, but can't remember every change, at this time.
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I appreciate the reminder that perfection shouldn't be the goal. I often find myself going back to improve on things where I'm told that I should, when given feedback on some of my work. I went ahead and pull the files for the original score to add here as a reference, should you feel you'd like to re-visit that version, as it's no longer available on the previous post. 🙂 The_Hallowed_Knights_Journey_-_UncleRed99__Kyle_Hilton.mp3 The_Hallowed_Knights_Journey_-_UncleRed99__Kyle_Hilton.pdf
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"Turmoil" for Brass Quintet | Kyle Hilton (UncleRed99)
UncleRed99 replied to UncleRed99's topic in Chamber Music
I appreciate the insight, Peter! I'll keep this in mind moving forward 🙂 -
Turmoil.pdf 25099099.mp3 A short brass quintet piece I wrote, originally just to serve as a sound pack demonstration for Vienna Brass sound library in Muse, that ended up becoming a full score. Thought this sounded pretty cool 🙂
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You know what, that crossed my mind too 🤣 how it was reminiscent of the OG Notch Minecraft soundtrack. Love that someone else thought so too. and I’m glad that you enjoyed the subtlety of my work here 🙂 I succeeded in my intentions with the sections you mentioned! thanks for the feedback my man
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Yes, the intent was to be more static in the creation. As recently I’ve been trying to work on my form and trying to be careful with ensuring that the melodic / harmonic voices are distinct from one another, as I have been told in previous pieces that I tend to blur the line between them at times. plus, I believe that soft/heartfelt pieces express much of their beauty within their simplicity. “Less is more” is how I see it with this sort of theme. Allowing the sound of the instruments to breathe in the air for a moment, and giving the room a chance to carry sound, in my opinion, impacts an audience better than if there was fluently complex chord structures, and limited breaks between phrases. 🙂 PS id also like to point out that this sort of theme is quite different from my typical stylistic choices when it comes to composing. So was really dipping my toes in the water with this one. I’m usually writing in a more “Adagio” or “Andante” style, rather than “Grave” or “Larghetto”
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PoMfY.mp3 A Piece of Me, for You.pdf Despite the simplicity, I think this one turned out absolutely awesome. it was inspired by some... for lack of better words... interestingly put together scoring done by a novice user on the Musescore platform. The only thing that is anywhere near the same is the feel I thought he was goin for, and the key of Ab Major being used recently updated the key signature of this piece to Bb major, with emphasis on the Major 7ths. (Which I love so so so much. Me and Major 7th chords talk with one another often... hehe) Hope you all enjoy. Let me know what you think! IF anybody wanted to pick up the piece to play it, please please please feel free to do so, I just want a recording of it 😅 😅 😅
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Quick little harmony/counter-point mini-challenge :)
UncleRed99 replied to UncleRed99's topic in Challenges
In my haste, I neglected to run back through to fix those lol Musescore wrote em how it wanted to and I didn't really care xD My composer friend, who spends hours in discord with me while we write together, mentioned the same thing. I was more or less concerned with the harmonies, in how they blended together. I suppose it's one of my weakest areas, in terms of writing. I've always had trouble remembering to correct accidentals. 0_0