HydroGyrius March

Totally revamped: The only thing it's kept from the original is the first main theme. This took a couple hours, and as always, is very short. Keep in mind that this piece was made especially for MIDI sound only.

J. Entae - HydroGyrius March (revamped).mid

I like the piece! Although it gets quite repetitive at some times. Sounds videogame-ish, too. I love the harpsichord marking the tempo. ^^ Nice job!

I let it get repetitive because, after many years of music listening, I've figured that people like hearing their favorite part of a tune again. So, yea'... I've kinda made it a bit repetitive.

By the way, the harpsicord was one thing I forgot about: that's another thing that I took from the original HydroGyrius March.

Thanks for the review, anyway. =D

Forgot one last thing, instrumentation:

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1st Clarinet, Lead

2nd Clarinet, Lead/Counterpoint

1st Flute, Counterpoint

2nd Flute, Backing

1st Ocarina, Augmentation

2nd Ocarina, "Bass"

Harpsicord, Ostinata

In the original HydroGyrius March, two oboes were in the instrumentation. They were taken out in this version due to static in the speakers: keep in mind that my songs are usually made just for the sound of MIDI files.

OKay first thing, i was scared this would be for strings. i hate strings. but then i saw the instrumentation down below. Ocarinas? Nice. I like it alerady before i even listen.

okay. this is cool. it kind of sounds like you took the melody and reversed it and made counterpoint out of it, which is always good, i do it often. except, it kind of sounds like you use the same thing over and over when in fact you don't. The harpsichord is hypnotic. This whole piece is kind of hypnotic. Hypnotic is sexy. HA! okay, what this needs is a little more bass. consider adding a bassoon or two for a bass line. the left hand in the harpsi is nice and it keeps the tempo but it needs a bassline.

great piece overall though! good job!

I let it get repetitive because, after many years of music listening, I've figured that people like hearing their favorite part of a tune again. So, yea'... I've kinda made it a bit repetitive.

By the way, the harpsicord was one thing I forgot about: that's another thing that I took from the original HydroGyrius March.

Thanks for the review, anyway. =D

Forgot one last thing, instrumentation:

___________________________________

1st Clarinet, Lead

2nd Clarinet, Lead/Counterpoint

1st Flute, Counterpoint

2nd Flute, Backing

1st Ocarina, Augmentation

2nd Ocarina, "Bass"

Harpsicord, Ostinata

In the original HydroGyrius March, two oboes were in the instrumentation. They were taken out in this version due to static in the speakers: keep in mind that my songs are usually made just for the sound of MIDI files.

I have a hard time agreeing with music that was written just for MIDI files... to me the MIDI is just a demo, performance is the primary goal of all composition.

Anyway, to discuss some of these comments (since I sort of listened to the piece a couple days ago):

1) Yes, it's true that people like hearing a melody again, but it gets boring if it's done the same way over and over and over. Try to keep varying the context... you can do many things, from changing the background to changing the instrument playing the melody to changing the melody itself. Johannes Brahms wrote at one point that a melody could be heard the same way no more than 3 times within a piece - any more and people find it boring/repetitive. Keep that in mind, and start varying the melody some.

2) I'm not objecting to your instrumentation, but the way you've assigned every instrument a fixed role also contributes to monotony. I understand that most genres of popular music expect each instrument to stay within a particular role, but in most classical music there is no such thing as a "lead" or "backing" instrument. Try to distribute melodic material between all your instruments - it'll help maintain interest. This is especially the case in chamber ensembles such as this. (Please note: almost every cellist I know absolutely hates Pachelbel's Canon, because the cello part is literally the same sequence of 8 notes repeated over and over.)

Thanks! ^_^ I'll be sure to remember that next time I attempt another try with my composer. Meh. ...don't repeat it too much... ...reassign parts... >_> Heh.

Very catchy but painfully repetative after a while.

You need to vary the roles of the instruments (just like the doctor ordered :wub: ) and I think the bass line comment was also very accurate; this piece would benefit immensely from a scallopin' bassoon part that has a nice solo feel to it. I think those improvements would give the piece more style.

As it stands, nice work even if it's static.

Keep it up!

Maybe next time I'll try Bass Clarinets >_> Third revision, anyone?

Not bass clarinet. Bassoon. Baaasssoooooooon!

Bassoon's too BUZZY AND NASAL in MIDI!!!

so use a REAL BASSOON! :P hahaha, sorry, I just like bassoon.

Then don't compose for MIDI - most of us always compose with the real instruments in mind.

Bassoons rule. ^^

they DO. but i never compose for them because i'm more used to a bass clarinet

Totally try variants throughout. The theme is nice, but hearing it so many times bogs you down. Try changing notes and fitting it to the rest! It might be even better. It does sound quite a bit like a battle theme from a Final Fantasy game or something ^_^ You should go work for them.

Naw, I'm a Megaman... girl. =/

they DO. but i never compose for them because i'm more used to a bass clarinet

Well, the sound is completely different... Besides, a bass clarinet can't go as low as a bassoon. And I bet that if "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"'s tune had been played on a bass clarinet, the effect would be completely different...

Contrabass Clarinet.

BASSOON!!! *Sighs* some people...

English Horn, Bassoon, Contrabass Clarinet and backing Contrabassoon.

NOW you're talkin'

I'm working on it right now.

I'm bumping my thread with this post to get some reviews from the new users. I've been gone lately and I want to see how tastes have changed.

To me this absolutely screams minimalism: it sounds like one of Glass or Reich's primordial, rather Spartan works for electric organ.