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I don't remember if I posted this here before or on another web site, sorry. I've always loved Herrmann's music, so concise, so striking. Never a wasted note. So this sounds a little bit Psycho, but not. The Titles sequence is only 1:30 long so the challenge was to forecast the mood of the film in that time. The Birds has no score, so I used it as an exercise in scoring and I wrote about 60 minutes of music for the hour and a half film. But Universal Pictures took it off youtube. They didn't complain about the title sequence, though, so I left it up. Haha

Thanks Martim for the constructive feedback, it's good to know other composer's opinion (pro or not): it will me help rework the piece.

Actually measures 14-17 make sense to me as a transition moment to initiate the measure 18, but measure 13 just seems as not the best way to be written. Im not a pro in fact, Im just giving my opinion as a listener!

Hi all, I received some interesting feedback on my Melody for piano ''Winter''. One of the comments was by @Gustav Johnson. He encouraged me to compose a suite based on the seasons (Dutch: Seizoenen). The Suite is called Piano Suite ''Seizoenen.'' The Winter is the first movement and can be found here: http://www.youngcomposers.com/t34743/melody-for-piano-winter/#play.The Lente (Spring) is the second movement. I tried to imitate typical Spring elements, such as whistling birds and animals that wake up from hibernation. Feedback would be very nice! Kind regards, Maarten

I am glad you like the music! Of course you can say that the music does not sound like Spring for you. I think every person has his own associations and feelings with music. Music is very personal. This piece is about my Spring associations and feelings. Some people can easily recognise the Spring and some don't. Comparing Maestro Shostakovich's work with this composition is a great compliment to me. Thank you!

Hello, First of all, this is indeed a very good work. Very deep melody, a well constructed harmonic progression. But I have to say that sometimes the music loses some clarity. I dont know if it was on purpose, so I would like to hear from you. I give you an example: measures 10-11 vs. 13 Best regards!

Wow, it really kept my interest. I like the beginning, it has a nice feel and contrasts well with the balance of the piece. Measure 5's slight ritardando contrasts well with the sudden increase in dynamic at the end of the measure. Measures 6-9 add intrigue with measure 9 as a wonderful setup for the variation.

I like how @Monarcheon picked Thoroughly Modern Mille (such a fun musical)! I guess my broadway dream conducting would be for Phantom of the Opera and Carousel. In terms of concert/opera music: 1. Rite of Spring and/or Petrushka- Stravinsky 2. ANY Mahler work 3. Beethoven's Symphony 7 4. The WHOLE Ring Cycle 5. Ravel's Daphne et Chloe (the ballet, not the suites) 6. Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (again the ballet, not the suites) 7. Berg's 3 Pieces for Orchestra 8. John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine oh there are so many more....

Beautiful work by Luciano Berio. Heard it for the first time at a live performance. Never knew of this music before then. There are eleven songs total. They are all very nice and worth listening too. Cheers!