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I've been studying harp writing for a while, it's amazing, and difficult. It sounds nice but in general terms it looks more like a writing for piano. For example: you have not taken advantage of the interval the harpist can play with one hand (tenths are easy), with quick notes it's quite hard to play more than 4 notes in a row, the harpist uses 4 fingers in each hand, never the little one; this is possible if you could use both hands as it happens sometimes in the score (m. 41...). The broad tesitura of the instrument is not represented. Trills in the harp are, in fact, tremolos and they are notated this way (bisbigliando is also characteristic, but is different): The major concern is, perhaps, the pedals and enharmonic pitches. The number of pedal changes at a time are limited. I've read that harpist don't like the changes in the score, because most times there's no only one solution. But as a composer, I always write those changes, just for me, to be aware if what I'm writing is possible or not. I don't know if you know about this issue... In the left side there are three pedals, in the right side four: Each pedal has three positions (flat, natural, sharp). You can change one pedal of the left side and one pedal of the right side at the same time. For more changes, you have to give time in the score. Your piece starts as follows: D C# B E F# G - A In measure 13 you have a modulation where the pedals are: D C Bb Eb F G Ab...... In fact you don't need to change A to Ab, so let's consider you have to change C# - C, B - Bb, E-Eb , F# - F As you can see it's not possible, you have two simultaneous changes in the left side and two more in the right side. If you are interested in harp writing (which is wonderful), I would suggest: Reading some book on orchestration Watching tutorials in youtube (there are many) Listening and watching scores for harp

Hey, I am an alto player (but we all know all other saxophones) this is absolutely playable. Would like to hear it someday, also, some articulations would be nice :)

@Luis Hernández and @Ampnoe's, thank you so much! This is going to be a movement in my piano suite "Night Music". @Youngc, Finale 25, the new version.

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The worst thing about choral music mockups is that, unlike instrumental music, the digital rendering makes no attempt to even sound natural. That makes following the score a must. Fortunately, you did - thus making possible a detailed review by an experienced choral composer such as Pate. The experience of listening to your work - or rather, to imagine it sung as it should - is pretty cool. You strived towards simplicity, and audiences will thank you for that in a choral environment. Granted, I love polyphony very much, but sometimes I just want to understand whatever is being sung, and it's already tough enough when the lyrics are in a language I'm not fluent at, such as German, Russian or Latin. So I must say I'm really satisfied that you went out to polish your music without disregarding your audience. Thanks for your work!