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First Composition Ever!

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This is my first attempt at composing a piece. I used a finale workbook program that came with my music theory book. Unfortunately I found that I could not figure out how to add any measures so I realized at about the 17th measure that I would be stuck with 21 measures. I also cannot figure out how to upload a score, so I don't have a link for it. I have a long way to go as far as the world of composing is concerned, so I would appreciate just about any comments that anybody is willing to offer.

Composition 38 92 - Putfile.com

well its a nice chorale..It has a somewhat more modern Bach chorale sound. Nothing wrong with it. Sounds kind of dreamy. Maybe see how you can alter this piece to make it into several different pieces as a type of study: a version w/ more counterpoint, a faster version, a version where this chorale acts as the backing voices to a new melody, etc.

It was quite gentle, rather charming really.

I think that all I can say on terms of developing that is basically what benxiwf said.

In general it was quite sweet :)

Lex

Very nice for being the first piece.

Was this gonna be a Video Game piece or what, cause the instruments sounded good sounding for a VG.

my only issue with this piece was the way you directed your Chord Progression "flow." Some parts didn't go well, but it was very peaceful.

Very impressive for being the first.

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Actually I did imagine it as a video game piece. And I agree with your statement about the chord progression flow. I felt very iffy about it especially at the end when I was trying to resolve the piece within the 21 measures. The first few chords I had written down a few months ago and I came back to it to see if I could make something out of it.

Though it may be my first piece, and even though I'm not a piano player, I often try out different chords on the piano so that I can get an idea of what they sound like, which I think helped alot in writing this. Even though I know a good deal about part writing, I have to admit I kind of ignored what I know in writing this and I pretty much wrote whatever just came to mind. It was fun!

Thanks for the comments. This is a beautiful art that I am excited to get into.

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