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I would like to enter this 'viral' competition as an entrant.

a little trip I had.

IN A DIFFERENT WORLD YC Composer Competition - Summer, 2020 We live in a bit of an unprecedented time and it seems that many of us are, understandably, feeling many emotions ranging from anger to fatigue to even hope. Whatever your reaction, welcome to this summer's competition, where you'll attempt to express it as creatively as possible. I. Topic: Compose a piece that in some way mirrors one's reaction to the 2020 global pandemic and how it may or may not sway or adapt over time into something else. II. Eligibility: 1. You must be a member of the Young Composers forum in order to enter. Sign ups will be in the comments below for JUDGE or ENTRANT. Comment "I'd like to enter as ____" for entry. 2. There will again be no limits regarding instrumentation. There is no minimum length, but there is a maximum length of 15 minutes. 3. You must have some sort of audio rendition accompanying your work. 4. You must present a score of your music for judging. 5. If you volunteer to be a judge, you may not enter as a contest participant. III. Scoring: Scoring will be split into two categories with two "winners" – member voting and traditional judging. Member Voting: Once submissions have been entered, members will get three votes in which to vote on each other's pieces. These votes are tiered, meaning you will vote for your favorite entry, your second favorite entry, and your third favorite entry. The criteria or reasons for your vote need not be explained, though participants are highly encouraged to leave reviews on each other's works regardless. Members will send their first, second, and third choice picks to the facilitator @Noah Brode after the submission deadline. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. Traditional Judging: How well is the central process of the piece executed? How effective is the progression, or in the case of a lack of a linear one, how well is it represented? Most importantly, how internally consistent is the piece in the construction of a narrative? /25 How well is the piece orchestrated? Do instrumental orchestration (range, ability, etc.) and voice leading seem to be appropriate? How effective is the treatment of the ensemble? /20 How clear is the score and audio of the submission? /5 A brief written segment (1-2 sentences) is required to explain the premise of the piece, if any. /0 Entrants whose primary language is not English are encouraged still to participate, as the diction and syntax themselves will not be judged. Judges will not judge the premise itself and will use the explanation to rationalize participant choices. Timeline: Members will submit entries by first submitting their piece to @Noah Brode, both the score and the audio file. SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ENTRANTS: AUGUST 14, 11:59 PST JUDGING DEADLINE FOR ENTRANTS: AUGUST 28, 11:59 PST - CHANGED FROM AUGUST 21. JUDGING DEADLINE FOR JUDGES: AUGUST 28, 11:59 PST Current Entrants: 1. PaperComposer 2. Thatguy v2.0 3. caters 4. Quinn 5. danishali903 6. Left Unexplained 7. HoYin Cheung 8. Hendrik Meniere 9. Leonardo C. Núñez 10. Gernt 11. Joshua Ng 12. Rodrigo Ruiz 13. i(don't)suckatcomposing 14. Austentite Current Judges: 1. @Noah Brode 2. @Tónskáld 3. @Monarcheon

First of all I will show the corrected version of the piece, right here: It is scored for 1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassons, 2 high horns in C, 2 trumpets in C, timpani (C,G,D,A), and strings. The compositiong plays around themes exposed in a sort exposition. The tonal travel is C-->G for the exposition then Cm-->Abm-->A-->F-->Bb-->(Gm-->Bbm-->C#m-->Em)x2 and finally the reexposition in C major. The movement is in sonata form, but is has some surprises. If you have any feedback please leave a comment. Version with mistakes:

Hi, everyone. A while back I posted some stuff here from my "soundtrack" for the Star Wars EU book Heir to the Empire. I recently finished a second one for its sequel, Dark Force Rising. It's intended, obviously, to be somewhat in the style of John Williams, and it incorporates many of his themes as well as introducing several new ones. Unfortunately, as I wrote this directly in the sequencer, I can't provide a score. I'll post the whole thing, but if anyone would like to skip around and listen to any tracks, I'd love any feedback. Thanks!

Love to hear some star wars again, i like the new themes you made. Reminds me of a time when they did use to make good star wars movies hahaha

I am very happy you enjoyed it 🙂

mind bending chromaticism. A perspective changing piece. It gives me much more drive to learn more about orchestration, it's so complex and coherent. And all at 17?? I am a small fish in a much larger pond after hearing this. Truly spectacular!!

Amazing

I wanna go on this trip!

Thank you! I am going to put the PDF right now for you and everybody else, I very much appreciate the comment! have a nice day 🙂

Ha, I see what you did there.

Excuse me, you're how old??? This movement was full of tasteful surprises that I would expect to find from a seasoned composer. The themes were quite catchy and, I thought, developed very well over the course of the piece. I also enjoyed the scoring for a small orchestra of woodwinds and strings. I don't know if the rest of the symphony is for that instrumentation, but it worked wonderfully for this movement. There were some issues with the score—nothing major. Forgive me for being lazy, but it's too time-consuming for me to thoroughly analyze a score as it scrolls along in a YouTube video, so I can't give specific instances. If you could attach it as a PDF, now, that would be something. 😉 In short, this is a charming work brimming with musical ideas and freshness. I look forward to hearing more from you!

I really like this. Nothing wrong with sounding like Rach 😀

Thank you!

I am gonna throw my hat in and enter as an entrant. Should be fun!

It's joyful, it's tuneful. One could listen to this all day without even considering all the little things that make it complex. Great work.

Your music never goes as my brain planned, and yet it always goes as my subconscious planned. It's like I don't have any idea what's going to happen next, I just know I'm going to like it. This work is simply delightful, both to listen to and (I'm sure) to play.

Hello everyone, This was one of my early pieces after starting to compose (about 10 years ago). I have reviewed it again, and made a number of changes. There may still be remaining notation errors and I would be grateful if you could inform me about them (and of course also for any other comments). As you will notice, the piece is Chopin-inspired. Best

Try everything. Just write music instead of thinking too much about it. There's no real "rule" how you should write a piano concerto, unless you're specifically copying someone.