"The Journey" (Previously "The Hallowed Knight's Journey"... figured a better name was in order.)

The Journey.pdf

I know this isn't a masterpiece, but I'm confident the improvement that's been made is a far cry from where it started. 🙂 (Disregard the random C/D Quarter Note in the Chimes near the end. Must've been a typo that got overlooked.)

Hey @UncleRed99!

I know I've heard and reviewed this piece before, but being only a casual listener from the sidelines, I can't tell what differences or improvements you might have made.  Nor can I tell if the improvements actually improve my listening experience or possibly, if they detract from it.  I feel like delving deeply into the score and searching for the differences would be an endeavor that would require quite a bit more effort on my part (seeing as how I'd have to compare it to the original or however many previous versions of this piece you've made before this).  It's the law of diminishing returns in music.  In addition, I thought I'd share a pertinent parable about art in general that I think might be applicable or at least hopefully helpful to you:

(from the book "Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking")

I find that this parable really helps me in my approach to composition and work ethic in general.  I try to apply any lessons I learn to new pieces and to churn out a greater quantity of work with the confidence that the things I learn from previous works will manifest themselves in future works.  I also recognize that trying to perfect old pieces with endless reworks would not be conducive to improving.  In terms of time management, I believe my time is spent much more wisely writing new pieces.  I don't know if any of that hits home for you or not.  But I thought I'd at least share my own reflections on the subject and hope that that could be helpful for you in some way.  If you disagree with my work ethic or with the parable, that's fine too.

Thanks for sharing!

13 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Hey @UncleRed99!

I know I've heard and reviewed this piece before, but being only a casual listener from the sidelines, I can't tell what differences or improvements you might have made.  Nor can I tell if the improvements actually improve my listening experience or possibly, if they detract from it.  I feel like delving deeply into the score and searching for the differences would be an endeavor that would require quite a bit more effort on my part (seeing as how I'd have to compare it to the original or however many previous versions of this piece you've made before this).  It's the law of diminishing returns in music.  In addition, I thought I'd share a pertinent parable about art in general that I think might be applicable or at least hopefully helpful to you...

 

I appreciate the reminder that perfection shouldn't be the goal. I often find myself going back to improve on things where I'm told that I should, when given feedback on some of my work. 

I went ahead and pull the files for the original score to add here as a reference, should you feel you'd like to re-visit that version, as it's no longer available on the previous post. 🙂

The_Hallowed_Knights_Journey_-_UncleRed99__Kyle_Hilton.pdf