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    • Alant
      Unfinished C major project

      By Alant · Posted

      Here is an extended and revised version of the piece. I’m still experimenting with having a wider variety of instruments, for now they are the same. I’m in over my head with making arrangements like this so all feedback is appreciated
    • PeterthePapercomPoser
      Favorite Musical Book Quotes?

      By PeterthePapercomPoser · Posted

      This time I share with you a musical quote from "The Occult" by Colin Wilson. And if you've gotten this far, thanks for reading!
    • TristanTheTristan
      Sonatine

      By TristanTheTristan · Posted

      I could play this...  Should I record? Ps. Thank you for the stuff. I tried to follow how Alkan wrote his sonatine.
    • Frederic Gill
      2-part invention in E minor

      By Frederic Gill · Posted

      “It’s a huge…comment!” Lol. Thanks for the supportive and constructive feedback. I have inserted my comments inside brackets:  “It's a huge improvement from the previous piece. The countersubject you've written is very melodious, and you've exploited its scalar nature and its rhythm very well for the rest of the piece.” [The original motive is longer than you thought. There is an important stretto in this #10 (see pic) and I cannot take full credit for the scalar line and the rhythm]. “ The harmony in your counterpoint is very apparent and well-constructed too: the first bar outlines descending thirds, and the second bar is a dominant chord. The issues regarding accented 8ves are also no longer there. You can refine your countersubject slightly though. All of the semiquavers in bar 4 should be raised by 1 pitch. This will both highlight the underlying dominant harmony, and also lead to the E in the following bar more smoothly. “ [yes it sounds better! I made this change to bar 4, 10 & 22. I have also changed some registers because it  became too high or separated. Then I made a few adjustments in bar 10.17 and 12.83 (see v3m.mp3) ] “With this change, your solution will be perfectly acceptable, but a slightly more musically "interesting" solution will be to turn the beginning of bars 3 and 4 into 4-3 suspensions.” [The motive ‘forbids’ that change, I suppose. It could be possible at bar 3.  For bar 4, on the other hand, I cannot have there a 4-3 suspension because the 3 doesn’t belong to the V chord. In fact there was a 4|7 at bar 4 in the original motive, but I cheated and replaced it with a 8|7 because I wanted a VI, not a iv or a ii° chord. Am I wrong? Should I bring back the 4 of aiv or  ii°? ] [And for the 3 other points, I’ll look at it closely and rework my piece. Thanks a lot for this precious advice ;)]
    • Frederic Gill
      Aria: Ach, an deinem Busen

      By Frederic Gill · Posted

      Very nice. It is tasteful. Its easy to follow, even for a child. And that's a compliment! It's not like other composers who try too hard to be original and sophisticated, sacrificing fundamental qualities of music like accessibility and consistency. Sophistication is in the details and originality is a subjective concept, unlike authenticity.
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