Listen to the Green Beat

All right, this is the second piece I have posted on this site so any comments would be great. I also want to ask a question about quality. I composed this piece on a different computer using finale and saved it as a midi file, when I listened to the midi version it played with exactly the same sound as on finale so that was fine with me but, when i switched it over to my internet computer to post on here I used the same program to play it (Windows Media Player) but the intrument sounds had changed. Question: why is that ? Is there somthing you download to make your midi file sound the same as finale ? Anyway, if you have a clue what i'm talking about any help would be great, if not just listen to my composition, and comment :w00t:

Green Beat.MID

I like it....there's something foreign sounding about it, but I can't place why, or where. Interesting sound.

The almost constant 8th-note comping wears me down a bit. What I'd do is for (what I'm gonna call) the bridge - :19 - is go to a longer comping pattern. Instead of the chomping 8th notes, go to more of a two feel. I don't want to say to thin it out, but more...de-densify it. If that makes any sense. Just for that part (each instance of this bit :19-:25).

I think because your initial melody is quicker, when you go to a longer, more flowing melody, try to compliment that with the comping as well.

Still a very cool tune, nice counterline and overall feel...and I like how the bit in three (ca. 1:25) does something to break down that 8th-note pattern.

Thanks!

To tell you the truth the original version never had a counter melody, I added it just before posting because I thought the 8th note comping thing was a bit to much...I guess that was my lazy way of trying to fix it. Thanks for the comment :w00t: I'll definitely consider you're suggestions. And to anyone else out there listening please keep the comments coming!

It's good. Kinda different from what I've heard. I like the melody at the bass part, sounds good.

Thanks for the comment Nigel!

I got a question. What instrument did you use for the melody of this piece?

Well this is were I got to confess, I used an Acoustic Guitar (Steel), and a Pan Flute they both played the melody together exept for the middle section were it was just the Pan Flute playing the melody.

And what I mean by the confess part is, I highly doubt that the Pan Flute could play all those notes unless the person playing was a machine or somthing, then again it was a machine - Computer

Anyway, I would probably change the Pan Flute to a different instrument if I wanted a real group of musicians to play the piece.

Hope that answered your question ;)

Sounds good. I would agree with robinjessome about the 8th note comping, though. Cut down on that a little and give the piece room to breathe. Also, in the piano voicings, you don't need to lay out every note of the chord. The human mind is pretty good at filling in gaps in chords, particularly when a section is repeated frequently, and opening up some space in the voicings would help keep the piece from feeling too weighted down. Just my two cents.

Thanks...

Your "two cents" are what the rest of us composers get rich on.

Hmm. I may sound idiotic but...

What's 8th note comping?

Hmm. I may sound idiotic but...

What's 8th note comping?

comping - jazz slang for accompanying, accompanyment. Usually outlining the harmony behind a melody or soloist...

In this case, it's the piano's 8th-note-rhythm chords...

Oh I see. K thanks.