First Orchestral Arrangement

I arranged one of my short piano ideas into a short (I do not know where to take it past the 1 minute mark) orchestral piece

The MIDI I uploaded is a little messed up since I used an FL studio sound pack so in some places it shows notes where there's actually drums

orchestra.mid orchestra.mid

Hey!  I recognize this piece from your "8 Ideas" post of piano pieces.  I think this was number 1.  I like how you included a short introduction in the trombone/tuba in this version.  And you also seem to have extended your idea and ended it on a somewhat final sounding chord with a suspension.  The tempo and style of percussion you employed in this arrangement are perfect for a stately march.  Nice job - I really like what you've done with the piece and I hope you continue to try and orchestrate your piano pieces - I hope it was a fun and rewarding exercise for you.  Thanks for sharing!

8 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Hey!  I recognize this piece from your "8 Ideas" post of piano pieces.  I think this was number 1.  I like how you included a short introduction in the trombone/tuba in this version.  And you also seem to have extended your idea and ended it on a somewhat final sounding chord with a suspension.  The tempo and style of percussion you employed in this arrangement are perfect for a stately march.  Nice job - I really like what you've done with the piece and I hope you continue to try and orchestrate your piano pieces - I hope it was a fun and rewarding exercise for you.  Thanks for sharing!

 

Thank you, bro, it is indeed no. 1, I'm working my way though them. Seems that, unsurprisingly, orchestral arrangements can make a not so great piano piece a lot better

On an unrelated note, ever thought of having some group activities here? Strengthen this community. Something like, you give the beginning of a melody then others have to build on top of it and continue it, or writing variations for a given theme, I think it could be fun and useful as an exercise to composing

8 hours ago, CharlesVictor said:

On an unrelated note, ever thought of having some group activities here? Strengthen this community. Something like, you give the beginning of a melody then others have to build on top of it and continue it, or writing variations for a given theme, I think it could be fun and useful as an exercise to composing

Yeah, various people ( @Ivan1791 @Bradley Scarff ) have held composition challenges or cadenza composing challenges.  There have also been competitions where members were given a melody (by Takashi Yoshimatsu in this particular instance) and everyone composed their own variations on that same melody or just elaborated on it (the melody from his piano piece "Waltz of the Rainbow Colored Roses").  There's lots of possibilities - there could be a variations event again or an orchestration/arranging event where members all take the same short (or not so short) piano piece and orchestrate it for their choice of ensemble.  If there's interest in this you or I could eventually create a poll with all the various options.  Great idea!