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Hey JEpiano thanks for your compliments. :D Do let me know when you complete the piece! Yeah man, see ya :thumbsup: You can download it, if im not mistaken. :)

Sure! This was what i found, feel free to correct if you spot any disrepancies; I went on to google, and I found this page offering the texts of what I heard on the Kronungsmesse: Mass: Text The Mass has sections that are categorized into two parts, the Proper and the Ordinary. The composed Mass often concerns itself more with the ordinary hymns, although plainchant exists for both parts of the Mass. The five ordinary hymns are: The Kyrie Kyrie, short for Kyrie Eleison, is a plea for mercy. It literally means "Lord, have mercy". Set in greek, it is usually written in great melisma due to the short nature of the text. The Gloria Short for Gloria in excelsis, it is a celebratory hymn praising God and Christ; The Credo One of the longest parts of the mass, it is set on the nicene creed, which is substantially longer than the Apostle's creed, as it contains specific rebuttals against the heresy of Arianism during when it was formulated; The Sanctus A doxology proclaiming the holiness of the Holy trinity The Agnus Dei A setting of the "Lamb of God" litany The exact text for these five ordinary hymns can be found in the link given above; Please feel free to correct or add on to my findings. Cheers:thumbsup:

I get my inspiration mostly when I'm on the "porcelain throne", lol. :D

Dear all, I am thinking of writing a Mass; I have recently had the chance to witness the live performance of the Kronungsmesse Coronation Mass by Mozart in C major K317 in my friend's church. I'm not a catholic, you see. I am a protestant. :D I was enthralled by the experience, and undertook to compose a Mass also. Could anyone enlighten me: 1) What sections are there in a mass, and what are the texts? (I know theres the credo, the Kyrie... and I don't know the others. :() 2) Are there any things to take note of when writing a mass? 3) Are there any restrictions to note of, musically or otherwise when writing a mass? I'd be grateful if you would send me any links or explanations to clarify my doubts. Thanks :toothygrin: Cheers, David

Fujiyumi- I know you are 13. But young age is no excuse for mediocrity; get better! :) You might have gotten these beforehand, but just to let you know: Introit: Your introduction by the piano was very pleasant, but flat. I know you might have been nervous while recording, but put more expressiveness in your playing. You can add in more ornaments and slight embellishments to make it sound more interesting; Your song: Too much oh and wows and yeahs in your lyrics. Girl, get a thesaurus or something, express yourself succinctly! All this literal sprinklings of what I call "vocative intensifiers" makes them dull and boring. So cut down on them, use one or two at the climax parts. Use different words for some of your lines which do not really fit the melody instead of pulling it eg: (...but why don't you ever say are you okay) Also, I was confused by this same line. You meant for her to ask if you are okay? Or tell you she is okay? Rewrite some parts which sound perfectly alright in a poem but sound absurdly corny in a song. Your voice: I know you have gotten a dustbin of them. You should know what to work on. So to speak I enjoyed your piece from a pure listener's point of view, Im sure you will be able to create better works with experience.

I can almost see beauty in boredom through your work! Okay, one thing- The opening number smacked of the popular classical piece from edvard grieg "in the hall of the mountain king", especially with its ascending five note figures. Not that it sapped your piece of any novelity though, yeah, you broke quite some rules. Your piece did not convey a sense of anxiety to me. You seemed more bored than you were anxious. I did not look at the score as I'm too tired. Will come back and make more of your piece. :)

Matt- I think it is good in its own right. I am not a fan of static harmonies, but your choir sang it so beautifully that I continued listening, till the very end. And I enjoyed it. Do keep up the good work :) A note: Ain't "jesu" in the vocative case, then why are you using the vocative marker "O'"? Aint it like, "O' O' Jesus", so to speak? Tell me if I am wrong.

Let me start off with a volley Did you have to use midi? Did you have to use midi? :P Anyway, other than the aforementioned midi grudge, which i think absolutely does no favors for any assessment of choral work; Your questionably comical motif. It was not to say I liked it only after ignoring the midi, but it could have been better ending with more "omph". I know it's midi, but to me your finale sounds flat. moreover, the thematic material eludes my attention, descending into clowns dancing in the bathroom. Funny? hell yeah! But does it make sense? Good luck without midi next time. :)

It seems as if my praise would be oxymoronic, but nonetheless, I should not deprive you of any honest opinions. Your piece fits the title almost perfectly within the constraints of tonality without excessive chromaticism, via the lack of a audible repeated/central theme. It gives the piece a sense of "endless" listlessness. Your grasp of the tone palette is exemplary for a first time choral writer. Can't comment further without a score tho. Good job anyway. :)

Done! Please give comments, reviews and suggestions, thank you! Your views would be greatly appreciated. :D

The MIDI does great injustice to the rendition of this piece. I could hear in my imagination a choir singing it. Its lovely, although I am no fan of intentional dissonances. There are some "off rhythm" rests and stuff which I hear from the midi tho, and are generally a irritable occurrence, to my ears at least. On the whole, nice work, but I cant see your scores, they are posted too small and too low a resolution to be clearly read. Cheers! :D

No sir, trumpets can sound warm too! It all depends on the context and the skill of the player, as well as the register in which it is playing at!:thumbsup:

I personally think it is beautiful! I cant say much, as I cant really open the score @.@ I like the way that you presented your ideas with a whiff of modernesque. :D I love it! Its on my playlist, I hope you wouldnt mind it? :D

It seems to be slightly impertinent that I would seek forth reviews and comments of my work without giving any to others for a very long time. It has been a long time since I have logged in into YC, and even longer than when I had posted a work of my own. College is thoroughly exhausting, I must say. I shall no longer present you with useless trivia. I wrote this piano piece for a friend. I completed it with one of my fastest paces I ever did in composing, without mulling over it for long. I hope to procure your valuable opinions, suggestions and feedback on this piece! :toothygrin: MP3 here :D Per tingyi pianicion.mus French Morning - Per Tingyi.pdf

*stands and claps* Seriously I see many glimpses of Johan Strauss' style, but you managed to bring it out in utter originality. But I bet you will have to wait for someone able to sing that high Eb for you, no? :D

Sounds like something from the classical period. And no, I have no idea what is that. It sounds like, uncomplete? Unresolved? and all that. :P

Thats amazing! hahha! Well, seriously I am not very well gifted in music. It was just on the whole very hard to follow the score. Partly because my mousewheel cant scroll that fast. Anyway, its a good job! It scores less well on the dynamics part, I would have loved to hear more dynamic contrast, not just addition or subtraction of voices,but on the whole. Its very easy on the ear, too! :D

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Hello all My finale's playback volume is very small, and I often have to set everything (speaker, computer master volume) to the highest before i can hear anything. I have tried to increase the sound volume in the Studio mode, but it still is as soft as ever. Can anyone tell me as to how I can make the whole program's audio level's volume reasonable? Thanks. PS: I do not have hearing problems.

Well, I dont live in Norway, but a good start for anyone finding a piano tutor will be to head for the advertising section of your local newspaper, that's common sense, dude. You can also find some self teaching books in your local music store, just pop down and ask, I am sure they will have some great books to recommend. Even then, a tutor is better, as to echo Nathan's comments, you can aqquire bad habits without supervision from trained pianists, like for instance, playing with your fingers flat on the keyboard instead of the tip of your fingers, wrong fingerings, incorrect sitting positions and so forth. There are many nuances to keyboard playing, and to play well, you need a tutor, if you ever want to make it great. Even if you dont, attempt to find a professional pianist in your community to have him/her assess your playing IF you are learning by yourself. And by that I mean periodically, like once a month or fortnightly. Its all up to you, do keep us updated on your progress, if you need further assistance, you can always PM me or any of the members here, Im sure they'll be more than glad to help. :D

this is surprisingly good for a one-hour work. Bravo. oh well, but I cant comment much other than I kinda liked ti, as atonal music as never been my taste. =/ to each his own. cheers. :P

I declare mark to be drunk. :P oh, pieces with long long tones, long long static harmony and yeah, those kinda where the whole piece is a few thousand bars long and one tone lasts more than 4 bars. without erm, any shorter melodic material.

hey, It was a pleasure hearing your work, but I regret to note that I did not realise it ended, or it had no distinct ending; I only realised it was the player repeating when i heard it for like, around 15 minutes. but the atmosphere you bring to bear doesnt paint a sense of being paranoid. Conspiracy? definitely, your harmonies and percussion create this sense of urgency to relieve a form of danger or the like. In short, great piece! Needs to do distinctive, or at least recognizable one. :P

Hey danny-o, I am sorry, I just felt I needed to say something, well, you have other projects uploaded? er, I will tell you the truth, I slept on my computer table halfway thru. Maybe I was too tired, but I just dint have the energy to errr, dissect 3 thousand odd measures, with static chords and static harmony progressions for the the first few minutes. Im so sorry, I think i am very harsh and sound most unprofessional, but thats what I thought. haha, maybe Ill come back some tommorrow morning. =) -tenberg