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Here you go. I have some Easter eggs in the arrangement of the piece. See if you guys can find them.

The original work by Henry Since Henry insisted I post this as my own work, here it is. Bear in mind I have only played the organ for less than once per week for a few months, please comment any improvements that could be made. I tried to give different stop voices in the system but the sounds don't go very balanced and apparently the vibratos are pre-recorded and can't be removed, but it kind of gives the right impression I suppose. If I ever get competent enough I might try recording it for real.MM2HN.pdf MM2HN.mp3

Here's an updated score ... changes in percussion, better transitions, dynamics etc ... Look forward to comments. Mark Please excuse double measure lines in score ... have to figure out how get rid of them.

Hi @Mooravioli! I especially like the crazed capybara piece! It is so quirky and reminds me of Debussy's Children's Corner - Golliwog's Cakewalk! I think with the complex harmonies and key signatures and meter changes, this is far from a beginner piece. Perhaps it might not seem that hard to play in terms of the technique etc. But to learn the right notes and rhythms conceptually for a child would be quite a challenge I think! At measure 57 you have the tempo marked as quarter = 120? Are you sure that's correct? That part seems to be quite slow. I have to say that my favorite parts are ones marked quarter = 165. The figurations there make me think of a flurry of capybara activity! LoL Thanks for sharing these pieces! I think the last one especially is quite unique and individual to you!

Despite your illness I am still glad to see you here @Eickso! I am so sorry to hear about your debilitating fatigue! I read a little about the illness. Which symptoms do you experience? Do you have trouble with sleep/brain fog? Are you able to listen and enjoy music? How severe is it? I'm sorry if this is too personal and if you don't want to answer or can't I'll understand. I am glad however, that you were able to share this great live performance of your Oobleck piece! I think thanks to your clever program description, the piece is accessible to a general audience and easy to "get" despite the microtones. Ever since hearing it and another microtonal piece by @Mooravioli I have myself been inspired to explore microtonality! So thanks for that!

ello everybody, I've spent many months working on three short new piano pieces for beginning to intermediate students. These are originally intended for children to play, but could also be for beginning adults. In these pieces, I've also tried to discover my own voice and style, do let me know how I've done in those areas. Other feedback related to technique, harmony and playability would be much appreciated. Poem 1: "based on a theme by Beethoven", updated score Poem 2: "the quirky detective", updated score Poem 3: "the crazed capybara", score

I read a book and watched a film before named Le Scaphandre et le Papillon. The writer who is also the protagonist of the book suffered from locked-in syndrome when he could only blink his eyes and couldn’t use any other muscles, despite having a clear mind. I cried as Fisk when watching that film and reading the book. Now I’m crying now. I can do nothing except wishing you a speedy recovery 😭 Kyrie Eleison!

Oh you don’t have to worry, I’d been thinking about posting this here for a few weeks now. You helped! And there’s no way to predict these things - everyone is surprised. I know I am, daily :). Yes, these things don’t deserve to happen, and yet they do. What a cruel thing for God to take away even the enjoyment of listening to music. I mostly sit in the dark with no sound doing breathing exercises. I get very shaky when I do anything for more than 5 minutes, and if I push that too much I will have a stroke like shutdown for a few hours. Always conscious, but trapped in my own body. Hell. Fear the disease that is ME/CFS.

Evan, I’m very sorry to hear that, and more sorry for pinging you idiotically without knowing anything you have been suffering!! Why talented people like you need to be harmed in this way??????????? You are so good at many things, composing, clarinet playing, and organising those wonderful competitions. I hope you are getting well now. Forgive me for pinging you brainlessly, and my sincerest wish you a speedy recovery🙏🙏 Henry

I got a ping today that I am not active on here much anymore. Last August, I became bedbound with ME/CFS and have seen a steady drop in my abulities to do anything. From 50% functioning, to 40 to 30 to 20 to 10 to 5. Some days I can barely lift my head to eat. There is talk of putting me in a nursing home when my mom goes back to work this fall. I’m only 22! Oobleck, which I’ve posted here before, was written primarily in the first month of my illness. Before things became really bad. When I was still hopeful I would be better by “X” date. “It’s just the flu,” and “I’ll be ready to go back to school by fall break,” turned into a slow melting away of my entire life. Moving back home with my mom, leaving my friends, my college city, my life I had built, and having to start completely from scratch with a body that leaves me in 9/10 pain and dysfunction daily. It is a very potent work. Perhaps my first real “piece of art.” I am proud of creating something that is truly me. It is not about enjoyment, it is about the experience. I can dub the work as “Mahler, but with quarter tones.” I won’t be writing or doing much of anything for the next while. My life is too covered in oobleck. Program Note: The term oobleck is a type of substance that, when supported with pressure and force, is a solid. However, as soon as this support is removed, it oozes into a sticky liquid. Because of this, the oobleck always feels like it is on the verge of oozing apart into a mess of gunk. Dr. Seuss coined the term, introducing it in his story, "Bartholomew and the Oobleck." Its manifestation in the story is an evil, sticky substance which covers the kingdom it rains down upon. "Oobleck" is an aural exploration of a familiar musical world tainted by oobleck.

There is a note of intent (translated into English) in the YouTube description. This can help to contextualize the poem and its musical treatment.

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I think some parts (3:37 - 4:30) sound similar to Bernard Herrmann's work in the 50s. It's difficult to find anything wrong with this, as the whole piece has a lot of character to it.

hey net1💋 I'm not sure what all of your posts are. This is a music forum We share music here, and hopefully engage with others in the process. You seem to like posting your music. Great. It might be helpful to let your posts breathe a bit before showering us with all this stuff. I checked out your website, great talent. Seems like you could offer some overblown tips with production, we'd love to hear. Anyway, can you please stop? Thanks boo 💋

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Direct Insight & Awareness into Famous Modern-Day composers can be achieved by Recreating Their multi million dollar Filmscores.

Hello My new music, still on a poem by my dear Jules Laforgue. So for voice (mine) and piano. In French with subtitles Still on the edge of tonal music. In the description of the video on Youtube, you can read a small note of intent that I wrote, which gives some keys to the black and sublime poetry of this young man, who died at the age of 27. (and whose cycle is his last). (And this time, thinking of you, I took care to leave the score roughly readable in the video editing)... Thank you for listening, Reviews and comments welcome!

It really is funny coming from “FILMSCORE” which film score composers (especially today) are notorious for producing a standard film sound, aka they all sound the same and lack in originality style and uniqueness. p.s. I may or may not write my own review of this masterpiece. Ultimately I love it, but it doesn’t mean I’m without criticism!

Hi - I've just joined the forum and set up my profile. I started composing last summer - unexpectedly, and with no musical training or theory (I can't really even read music....). But I've been very happy and grateful for what's come out of me since then. I've been pretty busy in that time, and am currently working on my 16th piece in about 9 months... For now, I'm attaching my favourite to date - a simple pared down piece, with just 2 instruments and 2 voices, Prayer to the Eternal. It's at https://heartfulhealing.co.uk/track13. You can hear all my pieces at https://heartfulhealing.co.uk/music Track 13 - Prayer to the Eternal.mp3

This is a really lovely piece. I've listened several times and it has such a warm and deep quality to it. I would have thought more middle-eastern influence, so surprising to hear you're from India. But a great fusion piece all the same!! I agree with another person who commented about the reverb. This would be greatly improved by turning it right down.

Just a quick update ... I met with my mentor and got some feedback from my orchestra colleagues. Please note I will remove the percussion in measures 15 -23. as well as change the bass line rhythms. Also I will rework the transition measure 47. When done - I will upload the newer version with completed/corrected engravings (measure lines) as well. Looking forward to your comments. Mark

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