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I see. Then you obviously do not require our feedback here. Good luck

Ray Bradbury once said, "Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity." And Albert Einstein said something similar: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." The vast majority of your posts on this forum display your detailed—and oftentimes dizzying—thought processes. But all of this planning is honoring the "servant" and ignoring the "gift." For the most part, the works you produce sound rigid, analytical, and unfeeling—which I don't think truly reflects who you are—because you can't plan out creativity. It is 100% informed by our intuitive mind, not our rational mind. You have a vast understanding of music theory: your rational mind at work. If you want to become a better composer, I advise you to start using your intuitive mind. In other words, stop thinking and start creating. I apologize for being so blunt, but I do understand where you're coming from. It's very difficult not to research every aspect of something before sitting down to do it. It makes us feel competent (or, rather, it keeps us from feeling incompetent). If we can totally understand something it has no chance of overwhelming us, or so we tell ourselves. As comforting as that may seem, it only hinders us in the creative process. Trust me. I do agree with @Luis Hernández, @aMusicComposer and @Markus Boyd. You pepper the forum with requests for advice but only respond to either defend yourself or if someone you view as competent provides feedback. I truly don't believe your intention is to put all of us off like that. Please try to put yourself in our shoes; we are only trying to help you.

Hello everybody! I've just posted a video biography about Mozart Camargo Guarnieri, one of the greatest Brazilian composers. He has been quite forgotten lately, so I decided to make a video to share his life and some of his works. I also intend to do various other videos about Brazilian classical music, so (sorry for the advertisement) I'd ask you to consider subscribing to my Youtube channel if you are interested in this subject. Best reagards to you all! Jean.

Piece No.5 Op.3 in C Major - "A Daydream". This is my first attempt in composing a romantic "Ballade" - like piece. It is slightly inspired by works of composers of the romantic period, such as Franz Liczt, Felix Mendelssohn and others. This piece is considered to be a ballade or nocturne and it follows the simple pattern A - B - C - A: A: main theme in C Major B: first intermediate theme in C Major C : second intermediate theme in F Major Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy! Comments are welcome!

Here the still unfinished introtius of my requiem. The opening is inspired by the Requiem in C minor of Haydn. I would appreciate feedback! 🙂

Thanks for the compliment and the ideas, Markus! In this case I don't think conecting the phases to be good. The figures on first violin are quite fast, and the pause are there to separete the ideas and make the music breath. Conecting lines are good, but just when they are needed.

Hi Noah, Thanks for your review of my piece. I listened to your 5 lively "daydream"-s and enjoyed them. Well done to you also!

Hi Congrats! I like the piece very much. It really sounds baroque! Great balance between sections (contrasting middle one), lovey sequences, good counterpoint and bass line. I like you chose piano... and forte, for dynamics. I think it fits in baroque. Also, the sound is quite good. I'll check that book. I like baroque.

This is incredible. Really, I love this piece it's just a great job.

In m. 4, Bass moves from G to F and the tenor moves F to E-flat. Also, I'm not sure you quite get what I mean by mode mixture. In m. 4, for example, in beat 4, you have both the B natural and the B-flat. This is common in English madrigals, but not this sort of style. Again, I like that sound, but it's not "normal".

Good try aMusicComposer! I like your melodies, & the violin sound is awesome! Keep your good work! :)