July 2, 20187 yr Hi all, Here is a short piece I composed over a day or too for Strings. Feedback/Question/Criticisms are all welcome! -R https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-vs0RlK8Aw Edited July 2, 20187 yr by RaphaelWalsh
July 3, 20187 yr It reminds me to Vaughan Williams, in the thick textures. The sound doesn't help much beacause it's a kind of shortened bowing that don't go well with legato (to my ears). Some counterpoint (countermelodies) will be good.
July 4, 20187 yr I really like the music and harmonies! Some tips: Place the flute above (not below) the strings). In general, the score needs to be looked at again regarding lay-out. Articulation would help! Why do you call this an Andante for string when it includes a flute? The flute part is very minimal, so you either could just leave it out or give it some more notes to play. In my opinion, the flute adds a nice texture to the music. As Luis said, some counterpoint cannot do any harm. Good luck!
August 14, 20187 yr Author Thanks for your feedback everyone! @Luis Hernández Listening back, I definitely used the wrong string patch, and it really doesn't do the piece justice. I have since upgraded to LA Scoring Strings and will probably release a version with that patch. I also agree about countermelodies, I will probably revise this piece after I finish a larger project. @Maarten Bauer Appreciate the tips greatly, I'm still new to scoring and so I wasn't sure what the layout should be. @Kvothe I screenshotted parts of the score, then put them together with the track in Final Cut X
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