July 25, 20187 yr Hi all 🙂 I composed this second study straight in a row after the first. I'm rather more satisfied with it. Please let me know what you think ; I also share the PDF if interested. Thanks for listening 🙂
July 25, 20187 yr These notes would be super difficult to play quietly: In general you have the same problem I have: you have a problem writing for too many instruments. The only thing that really bothered me in your piece is the fact that you could use more instruments in many places and didn't. The thing that helps me: think about the poor players that'll have to seat there through these parts both in the performance and rehearsal, watching the others contribute to the piece without joining them. That actually doesn't help me that much because I still tend to leave most of them with empty bars, but I thought that might help you.
July 26, 20187 yr Author Thanks Rabbival, About "these notes [that] would be super difficult to play quietly" : this "mp" is not the original dynamic I had written (original was mf). But due to a software oddity, this sounded weird, so I decided to make it more discreet. But you're right about the difficulty. I had this "think about the poor players that'll have to seat there through these parts both in the performance and rehearsal" in mind while composing, and I thought I had managed to give everybody a part of the cake. Maybe it's not enough. Moreover, I often hesitate to add too many instruments at the same time while writing, for four reasons : - Finale/Garritan I'm using lacks clarity when playing many instruments together IMHO - I sometimes like to give the listener a little rest, not going always full orchestra - I may lack some writing experience/skills - I may get lazy sometimes towards the end of the work... I nevertheless will keep your commentary in mind for my upcoming works. Thank you very much for listening .. and reading
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