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Hello dear composer friends, young and old. Here is my last composition, for voice (bass/baritone, but possibly Alto/mezzo), Bassoon, and piano. poem by Stuart Merryll "Hantise" I use a very neo-impressionist French language here, and you will probably recognize my musical inspirations. I know, I know, I'm at least a century late, but the poem agree itself so well to this type of language that I couldn't resist it. It is a continuation of another text by the same poet that I had already set to music a few months ago "nocturnal", in the same spirit. You will be able to follow the English translation that I tinkered a little for the occasion (it is subtitled in the Youtube video). Thank you in advance for your listening and your comments and valuable advice! Recording my voice with AKG 414 XLS, Piano : Spitfire audio BBCSO Pro (sample Steynway D) Bassoon : BBCSO Pro (leader) Mixed on Reaper Visual effect is based on my manuscript as usual, mixing on Davinci Resolve Studio 18 Very friendly!

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum, sorry if the playing/recording is not great... This piece is called Madrid, like the Spanish capital. Thanks for listening.

Another very nice comment from you! I know how much your attention to all my little details was sustained during your listening and it touches me a lot. You know, I can admit that in writing, I always keep in mind that some listeners such as you will have a real concern for details and a very precise, attentive listening, telling me that what is perhaps a little hidden will still be heard! Thank you, a thousand times!

@Henry Ng Tsz Kiu I highly recommend Gerge Frederick McKay's book "Creative Orchestration". On "Vividness of timbre" he states that "opposing timbres in differing design tend to become particularly clear". For example a pizzicato line against a group of flutes (dry against liquid). I have to check this out (or maybe for the next thing I do haha). Clarinet plus horn is not bad contrast for me it's like dry vs mellow. But there are more powerful contrasts..... Interesting, ….

Hi Henry, I actually find the instrumentation better than some of your previous posts. The mixing of strings and brass in b.5 is quite well comparing your previous posts. The piano again needs to be much more virtuosic to be called a Concerto since here it's just slightly harder than Mary Had a Little Lamb I think. Henry

Hi Everyone, here's a piano piece I composed about walking in the woods. Let me know what you think. Thanks!