Leaderboard

Hello YCs, I currently need to write a piece for my high school's concert band. However, my problem is that I've only ever written for string orchestra and never concert band. Because of this, I am looking for a composer to collaborate with for my band. Criteria/Guidelines: The piece needs to be done by the end of this Sunday. The piece should be a grade 2 or 3, as outlined in this chart: https://www.bandworld.org/pdfs/GradingChart.pdf The piece should be from 1:45 to 3:00 minutes long. The instrumentation is an average American high school concert band: --WOODWINDS-- 2 flute parts 1 oboe part 3 clarinet parts 1 bass clarinet part 2 alto sax parts 1 tenor sax part 1 bari sax part 1 bassoon part --BRASS-- 3 trumpet parts 2 horn parts 3 trombone parts 1 euphonium part 1 tuba part --PERCUSSION-- Snare drum part Bass drum part Cymbal part Chimes part Glockenspiel part Vibraphone part We will collaborate by using either Google Hangouts or Reddit. (Whichever is preferred. I am currently unable to access Discord at this time, so I will not be able to use that.) We will send the project files to each other, or just send screenshots of our project and add whatever the other person made onto the project. If you are willing to collaborate, please note that you will be given credit. In addition, this piece is probably going to be played by an actual high school band, and not just by a computer - that is, if we finish it in time. Oh and also, I'm trying to stick with one collaborator but if you really want to collaborate and there's already another collaborator, just reply and say that you want to collab and I'll probably let you - although I am putting a hard maximum cutoff at two collaborators other than me. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you're interested, I hope we can collaborate soon!

Thank you for listening and for your comments. I dont know if the augmented octave is a voice leading error but perhaps the quick notes and the resolution of the dissonance hides it. I decided to sit at the piano and find an alternative and discovered no matter how I change the bass notes there are 2 consecutive dissonance intervals or a directs 5th! Finally I played them as chords higher up and it sounds better and avoids any errors.

Thanks for the review ... I like "quirky" 😀. Thanks for pointing out the error in the Fioraturas! Glad you enjoyed it. I still have to review it with my mentor.

Try to adjust the mixing ... the piano line over powers the vocal line ... also the accompaniment if very "square" and repetitious ... I understand the effect you want; however, it is a bit heavy. Overall ... a very nice melody and mood.

Charming ............ 🙂

Nice job HoYin! Beautiful work! I think you need to upload "Concerto" to https://musescore.com/sheetmusic/symphony-orchestra.

1. At first sight I read: concerto for panini, celery and (cheese) strings. What a weird combo of ingredients LOL! I honestly reckon most people are more used to the anglicised plural form of the word "piano", which is just "pianos", although "concerto" could be "concerti". 2. The opening rhythmic pattern is so attractive! It's hard to explain why it's attractive, but basically I feel some sort of "force" pushing the flow forward. You did not make it complex for the sake of complexity. That is good. 3. Everyone, please listen to the YouTube version. The sound quality is much better.