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  • Works With Few Reviews

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    • Henry Ng Tsz Kiu
      What keeps you from reviewing more works?

      By Henry Ng Tsz Kiu · Posted

      Hi Peter! For me it's because I have to focus in my own writings. When I compose insanely myself I can't review anything here since it will take some of my creative energy away. Only listening is ok, but to provide feedback I need that same creative power for composing. Reviewing is very helpful for my own composing, but only before or after a huge project. When I complete my Sextet which would be posted soon, I never experience a more ferocious composing like this one, so I cannot bare to waste any creative energy other than finishing it. Another reason I don't review some members is because they never reply or give reputation points to reviewers, let alone review other members' works (including mine!) themselves. Since I review because I wanna interact with the composer, if there is no interaction I would feel like my review is futile, therefore I won't review them. Henry
    • Henry Ng Tsz Kiu
      Intermezzo in A

      By Henry Ng Tsz Kiu · Posted

      This Intermezzo is intended to be the first of four little piano pieces I intend to finish. I write this as relaxation piece after finishing the very heavy String Sextet which would be published in the near future. For me this piece contains some beauty and I hope to maintain simplicity in all four pieces.  Here is the score and YouTube video: (Final) Intermezzo in A.pdf The recording is played by myself and recorded in a rush since it’s completely unplanned to record this one this quick haha. Feel free to comment on this one! Hope you enjoy! Henry
    • Luis Hernández
      Pequeña Melodía (Little Melody)

      By Luis Hernández · Posted

      It's very pretty and I think there's a nice counterpoint. I would just point out that the range of the flute intermingles with the violin a bit. Although they are different timbres.
    • Luis Hernández
      What keeps you from reviewing more works?

      By Luis Hernández · Posted

      Interesting question. The truth is that, in my case, there is nothing in particular that makes me not to comment more compositions. One of the peculiarities of this forum is that there are people of all levels. Sometimes works of real professionals are uploaded, even with real orchestras or choirs. What to say there? Nothing. Just whether I like it or not. Over time, I have started to give importance not only to specific technical issues, but also to whether the work is idiomatic (for the instruments used), if it has a structure, if it is congruent between its parts, etc... I comment for two reasons: one because I like to listen to other people's stuff, and two because I like to learn from other people's way of composing. In this sense, there are times when things are uploaded without scores and I am less interested in them. Anyway, I think that it is a social forum, and that there is a great disproportion between people who “demand” even revisions, and then do not comment anything. I think that part of the training of a composer (amateur or professional) is to listen to as much music as possible and to comment on it. The opinion about a work (if you like it or not, if you think that the parts do not connect with each other, etc...) is never wrong, because it is personal.  
    • semotivo
      "Made in Africa" - Avant-Garde piece

      By semotivo · Posted

      Hi all, This roughly made avant-garde piece begins with a strange theme in time signature 10/8 and after that includes several short almost improvisational parts. The saxophone plays the first half, and the instrument switches to the clarinet later. duration 3:20 The second piece is nearly same as "waltz in 9/8" except that there are modulations in repetitions duration 1:20. (The music sheet in this part is messy and is not same than in mp3 file.)
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