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Wow, I love the harmonies here. They're crazy and puts you on other world. But yes, I don' think this can be sung, either. The harp and the organ are good choices, but perhaps it would work or a string orchestra (instead of that chorus).

Interesting piece! I enjoyed the spontaneous harmonies and chord progressions. As a choral work, however, it is completely unsingable. Would you mind elaborating on how you chose your harmonic language here? I didn't really detect a pattern to the various chords, but I'm also not the best score analyzer, lol. A colorful and enjoyable ride. Thanks for sharing!

You can: IMG Right click the time signature and there you will see a properties tab. You can group figures however you want and change how the time signature looks. Pretty much I'd say. But that's just my opinion. Kind regards!!

I'm glad you liked it : ) I think your description is spot on, thanks for the comment! François

Hello @JWNewton and @Omicronrg9! Thanks for your detailed responses! Maybe that's true that I use a tutti texture for most of the time through the Veldt movement but there are large swaths of music in Melting Glacier and Mountain Climb where all the instruments drop out except for the strings. I love old style RPG's (role playing games) like the Final Fantasy's and especially Chrono Trigger and I plan on making my own music and story based RPG someday once I actually figure out what I want it to be about. Thanks! Since it's a bit up tempo in comparison to the other movements it lasts scarcely a minute. I'm curious - how did you perceive the transition into this movement? I kinda tried to foreshadow the key change to Bb minor with the ending chord of Melting Glacier but I'm not sure if that really worked. That's a good point but I'm not sure if I actually have this capability in Musescore. I would probably keep the meter at 4/4 for the instruments playing the melodic line while doing the composite meter you suggested for the appropriate instruments. Being a horn player myself, I think it's just a matter of giving the low horn part to an accomplished player or maybe someone who is specialized in the low register. Although having a euphonium play that part is quite an attractive alternative if I ever rescore this. Also, I guess I should have provided part markings (like I did in the flute parts) but instead settled on indicating the 1st and 2nd horns through upward and downward facing stems respectively. There are some challenging sections in the marimba part especially when the left hand doing a tremolo crosses the right hand. But the tremolo itself in a real performance would not be expected to be performed metronomically but at a speed that's comfortable/ reasonable for the player. The marimba ostinati and vibraphone part especially, at least for me, portray the rivulets of icy water trickling down through the glacier as it melts. Thanks! Actually the contrabasses come in on the pick-ups to measure 5 along with the entrance of all the pitched percussion. Thanks! I'd also like to ask you about the transition I-II. Did the chord in Melting Glacier adequately foreshadow the change of key in The Veldt? Thanks again for both of your reviews! Your detailed and informed comments are much appreciated! Peter