Latest Composition.

I cannot think of a title for this, open for suggestions.

What was running through your head while listening to this?

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The main reason I composed this was to work on transitioning into different sections. Any specific things that I did well? Specific things I did horribly?

Any type of feedback is welcomed.

I will return the favor, minus my minimal knowledge of music.

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score

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There are definitely some similarities with my Intro in the first part. :P It seemed to be a pretty cool piece. Is there are score? The MP3 doesn't do it too much justice.

There is a score. Uploading that to Box.net after school.

...How do I get th emp3 to do it justice then? :/

You could always buy a sequencer and some samples and make realistic renderings, but that takes a lot of time to learn, and a good deal of money to pay.

Or you could get a real orchestra to play it. :innocent:

.. Like reaper?

Or...what you use?

I am guessing this is something I should think about in the future, junior year maybe? [next year].

Wendell

I can Hear it!!!

I see you have finally found a way to get some volume into your pieces. Great!!

Titles are always hard to come up with for me, so I usually try to name a piece before I start and then compose towards the title.

Notation programs can be difficult to work with when trying to get a quality mp3 out. There are people that do it, but it takes an intimate knowledge of the program. CC data is where the qulaity comes from.

Here are a few tips that will help.

Use tons of dynamic markings in your scores. Lots and lots of haripins. Very the tempos often. Say the base line of a part of your piece is 100 BPM. Vary it from 96 to 104 BPM throughout that section. Real life orchestras do not use metronomes during their performances, so the tempo is a fluid thing. When I used notation, I would vary the tempo in every bar of music. Sometimes by just 1 beat and sometimes by more.

When using hairpins, add dynamic markings at the end of all of them. By default a hairpin will only go from p to mp, as in one step. Instead, make it go from p to mf by adding the markings. This will give a more realistic feel to the piece.

DAW's/Sequencers are designed for the performance end, so I do suggest you get one once you can afford one. They also come with many effects which help to make the music more lifelike.

Lastly, get in the habit of removing the extra bars at the end of your pieces. It will make your file a little smaller.

You are getting better with each piece. I am sure you can see that as well. Therefore, the more you compose, the better you will become at it.

Ron

"Use tons of dynamic markings in your scores. Lots and lots of haripins. Very the tempos often. Say the base line of a part of your piece is 100 BPM. Vary it from 96 to 104 BPM throughout that section. Real life orchestras do not use metronomes during their performances, so the tempo is a fluid thing. When I used notation, I would vary the tempo in every bar of music. Sometimes by just 1 beat and sometimes by more."

I do not exactly understand what you mean by this.

Other than that, thank you .

Dynamic markings are

ppp,pp,p,mr,mf,f,ff,fff

Hairpins look like this < or > and <>

Hairpins tell the musician to play louder or softer.

When you add these marknigs in Finale, the notes will play a little louder/softer.

But do it like this

p < mf

That way the crescendo is more pronounced.

There is a way to put tempos into your works in finale. Just vary them as your piece progresses.

Hope that helps

Ron

That was helpful Ron.

But, I don't exactly understand the bit about the tempo changes.

Are talking about every so often or... every few measures?

No offense but it was a just incoherent to me..and it sounded a bit weird to me..the orchetration

Harmony, voice leading, counterpoint, orchestration always help you..study them :thumbsup:

Can you explain how it was weird and incoherent?

I been focusing on harmony a lot lately. I will continue to keep up with my studies though.

Wendell

Say you are composing a piece that starts at a tempo of 90 bpm. When a live orchestra performs that piece, they start out at 90 bpm, but soon they will be playing it just a little faster or slower, like at 92 bpm or 88 bpm. So in your scores, vary the tempo some. When I used Sibelius, I would alter the tempo a little at least every two measures and sometimes as often as every measure. This helps to give your piece a more realistic feel.

Ron

Ron; Ok, I got it now.

Thank you.

Wendell without a score I cant say anything more...I need to see it

No offense but it was a just incoherent to me..and it sounded a bit weird to me..the orchetration

Harmony, voice leading, counterpoint, orchestration always help you..study them :thumbsup:

And what is he supposed to do with that lightning bolt of wisdom? I hate it when people just put snide comments without any qualification to do so. Bit of respect - this is not the 'professional composers forum' so unless you can help or provide a useful comment to someone wanting to learn...don't bother!

SMILES :-)

If its not a useful comment for you I can only laugh at you haha :D:D

'' A New Start For All of Us '' This what came through my mind while listening to it . I think it's a pretty good tittle.

It's a good start. I think just keep on trying, and study hard!

Wendell,

Nice job! This is definitely a great start. As Ron pointed out, some work on the dynamics would certainly help make this piece livelier. I feel as though the end section with the brass and timpani *wanted* to jump out and crescendo, but didn't. Also, I did find the melody a bit hard to grab on to. I'm a big fan of leitmotifs ("little themes" if you will). If you look at John Williams (for one example), no matter how much orchestration he has going, the melody (motif) is always clear, instantly identifiable, and extremely memorable. If I write a melody, and people can't stop humming/whistling/singing it after listening to it, I've done my job ;)

All that said though, again, you have a great foundation here to build on. Keep it up, and I look forward to hearing more!

-Andrew

Hey,

I thought this was a nice start if you disregard the seemingly poor samples. What samples are you using for this? I agree with the previous statements about the dynamics, it really makes, an otherwise exciting and progressive piece, anti-climatic and boring.

Other than that, it sounds coherent and solid in arrangement with fairly smooth transactions. Except near the end, it seemed a little rough. A score would probably help us, understand what you were trying to do in these parts.

I would suggest cleaning up the mixing, possibly using clearier and drier samples, and it should turn out a good piece. :thumbsup:

I'll upload the score firs thing this morning

Kevin;

Thanks

CaesaR;

I'll keep that in mind ^.^

Andrew ;

I am a big fan of John Williams.

Thank you .

sswave ;

I use the GPO instruments that came with Finale 2009.

The end was forced a lot, I rushed it a bit yes.

I'll keep up all of this advice in mind for when I redo this in the future.

Posted link to the score.