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Hi, Thank you so much for the kind comments!! This is super encouraging for me as I have not composed a lot of pieces and am not that confident in my work yet (will hopefully improve in this aspect over time!). Regarding your question Peter, yes I did keep the click track's tempo steady throughout the piece - it doesn't happen to have any tempo changes so that made things easier😂 For pieces where this is not the case, I program the tempo changes into the click track using a music production software to create, for example, a ritardando that I can follow in all my separate recordings. Once again, I really appreciate the feedback from such amazing composers! Have a wonderful day:)

If you want to check how I made it: https://komptools.blogspot.com/2023/10/acordes-subdominantes-secundarios.html https://komptools.blogspot.com/2023/10/cadenas-de-dominantes-dominant-chord.html Berceuse 2.pdf

Thanks! Yeah, it's supposed to be a theremin but isn't actually a sampled one. It's a free one called "Spooky Keys".

I realize this thread is from quite a while ago, but it came up when on a whim I decided to google "underrated composers" so I made an account just to respond to this. Forgive me if I don't have a hang of the forum interface just yet. I am honestly pretty surprised to see a lot of these answers, particularly when it comes to overrated. First, it's not completely clear as to what the criteria for "overrated" as it's not obvious if that is meant to suggest they don't deserve to be so highly regarded as a computer or its the poster's personal taste and their music doesn't really do it for them, or even that they are just over played in concerts. When it comes to considering a composer underrated, I'm not sure if that's the best descriptor. Maybe "underappreciated" would be more accurate, or not as popular as they deserve to be. A lot of the names listed as underrated are very highly regarded and their brilliant art is recognized as truly excellent from an authoritative perspective. That said, I can hardly believe how often Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven are mentioned as being overrated. When it comes to the impact they had on future composers and their mastery it's not objectively possible to call them overrated. There is not a single composer who came after any of them that was not profoundly influence by their work in every way. All historically significant composers in their shadow knew how great they are and wouldn't hesitate to say so. Despite that, they are certainly overplayed and the real downside to that is how a lot of other music gets overlooked because of it. Still, each one changed the name of the game in their lifetimes. The structure and development of their music is unparalleled, particularly in how they incorporate chromaticism as structural element. Sometimes it's hard to recognize when you don't have the ability to see a world without them. It's also difficult to truly say a composer is underrated if they still have their work taught in any university classrooms or can be found on the billing of a professional orchestra. It would have to be an obscure genius who no one has ever heard of, but I'm sure they are out there. I'm through with my rant. Sorry if it comes across as self indulgent. One other point I want to make is I understand the fatigue that sets in from hearing particularly iconic music played over and over again. That shouldn't count as a strike against a composer though. Also, Vivaldi wrote a ton of opera, as did Strauss and I adore his Metamorphosen.

It certainly has a lot of elemnents for that turbulent sound. Low choruses, almost in vocal fry, stacatti of the flutes over the ostinato of strings... It's perfect for the situation.

This is quite a high quality production cue! And it certainly has a very creepy Halloween vibe to it! The only downside to this piece is that it stays in the same key of D minor throughout the entirety of its duration. There are short respites and contrasts from the main idea and changes in orchestration that help accomplish that, but it would have been great to hear a modulation at a choice point in the music to create a sense of suspense or higher tension. Thanks for sharing!

The beginning sounds like a military march for Martians! LoL I love the mysterious quiet section of this which sets the stage for that great string glissando! I'm wondering if that's a Theremin you're using for that vibrato electronic sine wave type sound. It sounds really cool and appropriate for the theme of this music. Great job and thanks for sharing this creepy yet stately march!