March 1, 201016 yr A new incomplete work for y'all. I wrote this over the weekend and I'm quite happy with it. It feels almost like Reich but not really (though I may totally be off on that description because I haven't heard that much of him...). It is for chamber orchestra slated for premiere in May at Symphony Space for the Making Score concert. Title is tentative. Suggestions there helpful! Instrumentation is one of everything including strings. I will probably be conducting this piece but I may hand it off to someone else since I want to conduct something a that requires me to do a bit more than beat 4/4 all day long. :) This piece could quite literally be played without a conductor, not that its a bad thing... Comments welcome as always! Only score and MIDI because GPO is not crisp enough to handle the stacc. rhythms everywhere. with groove.pdf with groove.mid
March 1, 201016 yr I like your ideas here and do see a Reich influence. My only question is why the build up from strings upward? Why not mix it up a little bit?
March 1, 201016 yr Author My only question is why the build up from strings upward? Why not mix it up a little bit? Lol. I wish I had a more thoughtful answer but, I just felt like it...
March 1, 201016 yr hm... not yet enthousistic. I understand it is catchy, but the 333322 rhythm with a bit cliche. Together with some popular progressions it is just some other random bgmusic piece. is it meant as concert piece? sorry
March 1, 201016 yr Author Yes a concert piece. I dunno if its art, just fun to play and fun to listen to.
March 2, 201016 yr I think that this piece would be fairly entertaining to grasp for the average audience listener. To me, some of the ideas are glossed over a little briefly only to never hear from them again. It also all fits a little too squarely into the 4/4 mold to me too. It sounds very sequenced almost like something you would make with a collection of loops. If you listen to someone like Reich, even though he uses a more minimalist style than this piece, his music evolves more in terms of harmony and metric shifting. I think your piece could use some of this, particularly harmonically. The strict tonality that you use gets a bit repetitive. One other thought I had was at 77- perhaps break up the repeated eighth notes so one or two strings are playing them and the other strings play the accented notes to have greater emphasis. I enjoyed the piece overall and think it can develop well with some thought.
