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It sounds as if this is a fairly well-written piece. Enjoyable to listen to. But I can't really comment on the orchestration because you didn't give a score. And yes, please use the movement option next time you upload. So I could very very clearly distinguish one theme, but there really was no counter-argument... It was all sort of one blend of one idea, but in a sonata movement (especially when using so much drama) you would put in a 2nd theme that was quite opposite of what you have to greatly increase tension. I couldn't really sense that here. Maybe the clarinet line? I don't know. Kind of tying in with this is the large amount of tuttis you have throughout the piece. Imagine a sonata taking the form of a literary plot diagram... you want the most drama and action to come near the end because you are drawing listeners into the rising tension. Just keep that in mind. Not bad, though I'm sure if you progress in your writing you'll eventually come to the point where you'll question whether this is your Symphony No.1 or not. It made my day slightly better though, so thanks. Keep writing! :) (oh and btw, this reminds me of Mendelssohn's 1st Symphony A LOT)

I was wondering the same thing. What way to take when you (eventually) want to get your compositions published (without taking some sort of agent to do it for you).

Like any serious improvisor, John Zorn has obviously spent a lot of time working on sound. It's something he's devised his way of doing - physically, technically, mentally - and probably not something easily copied or lifted. Experiment yourself, find your own methods and techniques and sound - naturally, with familiarity, you'll gain a better understanding of how other acheive their sound, and can more easily approximate it, if you so desire. -------------------------- "wrong embouchure" ? - I doubt it. He's one of those players with IMMENSE control and flexability, not something easily done with poor technique and a "wrong embouchure"...

I actually like that, when it is done PROPERLY. Like a true POWERFUL drive towards that awfulness, which makes people see what it is clearly, hence clearing the way for a proper unclouded process of choice in their minds as to how they want to live and what they want to do in society. Having said that, Lady Gaga is a waste of freaky looks. First time I saw her without listening to her music I was like "whoa, she's completely nuts, this must sound completely freaky." I went to check the songs and... ... pop music. Not just pop, BANAL pop! I say gently caress that. I have nothing against pop, I like quite a bit of it (not today's, though), but she is just being a clown for no reason. She is definitely a walking overkill. No, she can't. Her piano skills are meh. And they got worse from the times of those early videos at talent shows. Want a good singer/pianist? Regina Spektor.