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Here a etude I composed for my sons baptism on 17 April 2022. During the ceremony an organ version of that was played. Let me know your opinion.

Thanks so much for listening! I think adding timpani is a great idea: will definitely try that! I agree the clarinet is jarring, especially when it first comes in. It sounds clumsy and too much in your face. I've tried taking down the velocity; but it doesn't help. Probably need to use a better instrument library. I could certainly make the woodwind more legato; though I think I already tried that, and didn't like the result. The second theme is in tenor trombone, accompanied by horns. The sudden removal of the church organ was designed to create a dialogue between instruments, as you correctly guessed. Maybe it didn't work so well. Could certainly try adding more organ underneath the chorus. The tubular bells are supposed to represent ship's bells, or the bells attached to buoys bobbing up and down on the ocean. The lack of rhythmic variety has been mentioned to me before: so I agree that's something I need to work on! Have created all my music so far with Music Studio for iPad (developed by Alexander Gross). I find it really easy and intuitive to use. Some of the virtual instruments are from the Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra library. Am trying to learn Reaper; but I find all the technical stuff about ports and channel routing quite hard to grasp. Also downloaded VSL at the weekend; but have not been able to wrap my tiny brain around it! It looks like it can be used a stand-alone music production suite: so I'm not sure why I would want to load it as a plugin through Reaper? That seems to add an extra layer of complexity, and would probably be more draining on my CPU.

I began this discord server focused on Early Music (for simplicity's sake, we could say before 1750 though this is something that is hotly debated on the server), and it is both active and serves as a good place for information and discussion pertaining to its focus. It also has a section for people to post their compositions and performances, music they just happen to be listening to, scholarly things they're working on, instruments they've acquired or constructed, or even things not pertaining to Early Music particularly. So in short, it's a place to facilitate community and exchange for musicians, performers, instrument builders, composers, theorists, and music lovers who want to explore Early Music (or dispense their own pearls of wisdom)........if you're interested, here's the link: https://discord.gg/myuSdpXF

Hi, here a Cantata movement I wrote in the last few days. I try to create some contrast within the movement with some parts just instrumental without voice and basse. The structure is a ABA form, being B some of the main motives transform minor keys in some modulating sequences. All through the eightnotes momentum never stops, first played be the basses with the main motive and then by the violin I with the second motive. The movement ends with a fugato with before the final cadence. 1st motive (is repeated after modulating to the dominant D) Bass in 1st motive 2nd motive 2nd motive (Exemple of combination second and third species counterpoint). 3rd motive (exemple of more free counterpoint style in fifth species and contrast with 1, 2 and 3 voice texture) Final Fugato Motive (Repeated by Violin II, Viola 1 oct. below and Basses 2 oct. below) Fugato broken cadence (exemple of third species counterpoint). I could extend more in some technical details, but better hear and feel... Let me know your opinion. Cantata movement in baroque style.mp3

Hello Guillem, This is a very good piece of music. I love your musical ideas. For me the style is a mix mid italian, late german and some rokokko/classical twists. Very interesting. You have a strong themes. I really love bar 41 - 45. The choir entry 44 is very german. My only critic is the following: - The modulation to man theme in minor could be smoother - You could have used more counterpoint and imitation with your themes. - Where is the text? 🙂 As i said, i really liked your theme. Very majestic. I think it fits "Cum Sanctu Spiritu". I could not help myself so I made a little tune of your theme, with text, and a bit more counterpoint and imitation! 🙂

Hello, this is a piece for solo piano I composed last summer, titled Berceuse. It's being played by Gamma1734 on youtube. I'd be happy to know what you think 🙂 François

Greetings everybody here! The following is another piece of work in the same set as the previous work: Miroirs et Fleur et de Lune. This work is entitled as Jeux, trying to picture a game of light and dark, switching from dissonance to finally a pentatonic scale, a joy atmosphere at D major. This work is finished in a rush, so... there might be a lot of flaws lol, so please comment on my work to help it become better 😀 Imago_III_V_Jeux.mp3