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Er, what? Beethoven certainly gave his Sixth Symphony the subtitle 'Pastoral' and even provided descriptive introductions to each movement. Then there are works such as the incidental music to plays about Egmont and Coriolanus, and Fidelio which have a very definite extra-musical programme. What about The Consecration of the House, which is clearly intended to portray such a religious ceremony? What about all his leider? Christus am Olberge?

Thanks everybody!!!! It's really significant for me to have the first place in a competition here, as this is my first^^ Congratulations to all the other participants too!

Austenite deserved it. He's a great composer and a real contributor to YC. Well done champ!

Composition Categories: Most Outstanding Composition: Austenite’s Northanger Sonata Top Orchestral: Austenite's Emma Overture Top Incidental: Austenite's Adriana Suite Top Chamber: Austenite's String Serenade Top Band: Franzman’s Isolation Top Jazz: SYS65's I'm Here, You're There Top pop/rock: Bryla's Melody Changes Top Electronic: Morivou’s Wind Top Vocal/Choral: Austenite's Jabberwocky Top Keyboard: Austenite's Northanger Sonata Most Underrated piece: Sojar Voglar's Second Symphony Oddest Ensemble Written for: CJplumblossom's Dance of the Spirits Neatest Score: Austenite's Emma Overture Best Recording: Ylvaon's Symphony No. 2 Thread Categories: Most Interesting thread: How Successful are you Actually as a Composer? Funniest Thread: Shoutbox Quotation Thread Most Controversial Thread: Is Music so Bad Now? Oddest Thread: Lifeforce of Musiotics Member Categories: Best Staff Member: Austenite Best Moderator: Morivou Best Reviewer: Austenite Most Disliked Staff Member: Wayne-Scales Best Composer: Sojar Voglar Most Reasonable Member: HeckelphoneNYC Rookie of the Year!: Sarastro Old Timer's Award: Sojar Voglar Most Tech Savvy: Marius Most Improved Composer: CJplumblossom Most Annoying Member: Composer Phil Most Missed Member: Elizabeth Least Missed Member: Composer Phil Most Skilled Debater: Jaap Cramer Most Politically Opinionated Member: Tokkemon Staff's Pet: CJplumblossom Staff's Nightmare: Composer Phil

Mine is to pay more attention to the form of my pieces and hopefully be able to compose longer and more developed pieces.

^^ Sore loser. Congratulations to the winners, all of which I deem as deserving their awards. BTW, next year there should be a category for "most embittered member".

Congrats to the winners, especially to Austenite, who nearly pulled a Lord of the Rings here! I'm glad I voted for most winning entries :)!

The scores show the competition was a lot closer than I initially expected. But that actually increases the merits of ChristianPerrota's first place finish, as he faced some stiff competition. Congrats to the winner and all the entrants!

Finalists: We will be going back to school tomorrow. I am re auditioning the students upon their return and will read the pieces sometime between tomorrow and next Thursday

To learn more and to get better. Also to get something performed if possible. AND to stick to my New Year's resolutions for more than a week.

Hey maaaan congratulations, really well done.

Um, how long have you been working on that acceptance speech?

I'm still stunned. But let me make a try... *shows up late, runs through the red carpet, is greeted by a mocking Billy Crystal and a thrilled Anne Hathaway, while Christian Bale shows up pushing a cart full of statuettes* Acceptance Speech Follows :facepalm: : This comes as a major surprise for me, as there were so many quality compositions on the run :blush: . I can barely find any words :happytears:, except for a really big and heartily Thank You to the whole YC community, especially for those whose support showed up through the vote. I must also congratulate the other winners, esp. Sojar Voglar, who justly carried the coveted award for YC's Best Composer, as well as the (very fitting) Old Timer's Award and the Most Underrated Piece (I should add that his music as a whole is still underrated in this site). I also celebrate that our Rookie of the Year is very deservedly going to Sarastro, a very helpful and knowledgeable musician who has made a significant contribution despite having been a member for such a short time. And I must note the breakout year for CJplumblossom, who got not only the Weirdest Ensemble award but also the Most Improved Composer in 2012 (hey, you're also Staff's Pet :toothygrin:!) HeckelphoneNYC will surely go bananas about finally carrying an award - Most Reasonable Member, nothing less! (BTW, the fact that one of our youngest members is also deemed as the most reasonable should tell us something about the average maturity level of YC :pinch: ). And Jaap Cramer just can't stop winning, this time getting the Most Skilled Debater. I'd like also to congratulate Tokkemon for being outspoken in his political views ;) no matter if they are shared or not by the rest of us. On the less bright side, it's a pity that we're losing our just-named Best Moderator, as Morivou has announced his intention to leave YC :( - as did Elizabeth, last year's winner and hands-down our Most Missed Member. And also that Wayne-Scales has managed to retain his Most Disliked Staff Member title, despite a stiff challenge from the actively campaigning Ananth :P . But 2012 has been also the year of the Triple Crown for Composer Phil (aka Ravel's law): Most Annoying, Least Missed and Staff Nightmare awards (although I wonder if he could have pulled out the feat if Dominus Vobiscum hadn't dropped out from the race :evil: ). Nevertheless, I have little less to add. Congrats to everyone else - and a million thanks! *waves one statuette, hugs and kisses Anne Hathaway again until pushed back by Adam Shulman, winks at Jennifer Lawrence, bows out*

Congratulations Austenite (as well as the rest of the winners)! It's good to know that romanticism in music is still appreciated by the majority. Happy and productive 2013 to everyone!

Holy cow, Austenite really hit a jackpot this year! :musicwhistle: