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Hello Guys, This is my newest piece of music about the famous location in the novel. What do you think?

Yeah I was wrong to say Christie since I read Agatha Christie too much LoL, but in your lyrics it's "Criste" haha!! 🤣

Hey Aaron, Thx for your compliment! I love the development too! My favourite section is the coda since I can bash the keys I want haha! And I really think that the abrupt pauses are going to be one of my writing habits haha! Henry

Hi all, Thx for all your reviews! I will reply them one by one (to earn more exp LoL!) Henry

Hi @olivercomposer, I think the opening captures the gloomy atmosphere of Mordor. I think the trombones and brass passages in general are well used this time for it fits the epic scenes happening in the novel very well. The transition to B minor for excitement is great too since there are fighting scenes there too. The playing between these two hextaonlcally related keys really enhances the tension for this descriptive incidental piece. Thx for sharing! Henry

I think, with equal temperament now the standard, the keys no longer really have unique feelings associated with them in any scientific sense -- other than the range of the instruments being used producibg different timbres. But people still tend to assign the keys general moods based on (or simply inspired by?) the days before equal temperament, when there were very real differences between the keys. In Ye Olden Days, there would be quite a bit of difference in the ratio of the sound waves in, say, a major third in one key versus a major third in another key. One might be much closer to the perfect fourth interval, while another might be closer to the minor third interval. Thus, playing a piece in one key versus the other had a big difference on the mood of the result. I'm given to understand that some keys were cacophonous and pretty much unusable. When the equal temperament system came along, these subtle differences in pitch were 'flattened out' in favor of a standardized system. On a more personal level, as a guy with a guitar who can just move a capo up the guitar neck and sing a song in whatever key I choose, I can tell you that I never choose a key for a song based on the native 'mood' of that key. It's always about finding the right key for each song for the range of my voice, and making sure that meshes well with the pitch of the guitar.