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I personally hear it as being in 6/4 throughout but I can see why you question if it might be in 6/8 sometimes, because your accompaniment figures and sometimes the stresses in the melody end up suggesting 6/8 instead (or 12/8). There is no problem with having a piece that constantly changes meter or uses hemiola prominently. With the concept of hemiola it becomes apparent that it's okay for the piece to even be in both meters at the same time. If you were making a score you could simply group the 8th notes according to which group of instruments is using which meter and which way makes the most sense for counting and displaying the rhythmic information. Some parts would be grouped in groups of three 8th notes and some other parts in groups of 2 and that would be totally fine. But I think for the conductor the piece should be in 6/4 as that is most likely how they would direct it. Btw - great, Halloween spooky music! I love the creepy vibe! It's just too bad that you didn't make it in time to be featured in the Halloween Event! Great job and thanks for sharing!

Gorgeous! You use the voices quite well here. I think this piece really shines in the parts that have rests. I think this is mostly because it feels like you are using the instruments the most you can, and if the harmony doesn't need more notes, you leave them out. You create some extraordinary beauty in those moments. I think your rests really allow the feeling of "Sentimentality" rise out. That along with your gorgeous harmony.

Thank you for your answer! Sometimes it's tricky to identify a time signature. I used 6/8 time signature in the project, because it was the most convenient to write the notes. I didn't think it could be 6/4... I composed this music piece for a video lesson on my channel. You know, a "how to compose Halloween music with spooky vibes" thing. I feel two beats each with three eighth notes, so I assumed it's in 6/8 time.

Musically it feels very episodic, with moments of high drama, and some vivid tone colours. The first movement brought to mind a battle on the high seas, perhaps due to its cinematic tropes. It starts with a sombre air of tragedy, then becomes more expansive, and morphs into a sort of action adventure movie soundtrack. I found the sudden changes in dynamics quite effective and evocative. It's well orchestrated (better than anything I could do), and I enjoyed your use of sul tasto, Bartok pizzicato, and handstopping in the horns. All these things add more colours and textures to the orchestra. Overall a well heard piece.

First, thank you so much for sharing this with us. Writing for a small an ensemble (a string quartet) is allows you focus harmony and melody and the elements of orchestration: foreground, middle ground, and background. Thus, that is how I will do review and critique of your piece. I appreciate how your passed around the theme between viola and violins: this creates a different timber in the section string. Although it is the foreground, the violins can soar higher than the violas and carry more when the melody becomes more dramatic. Maybe, the pizz with the accent is seem a bit odd.... It is too sudden.. If this suppose to be a minute, I would feel, that double and cello create figured bass line, perhaps.

I think it is a very enjoyable, balanced and well-written piece of work. The piano sounds good and the dynamics respond quite well. I liked the Allegro very much, it's lively, always interesting (I even didn't dislike the repetition of the first part, which often bores me. In the second part, the initial part is great, a bit “Bellinian” for the length of its phrases. The following part begins more unstable and takes on darker tints, a good contrast. The part from bar 35 surprises by its march-like character, which leaves a super-mozartian melody in bar 45. The final part also has memorable sequences and a satisfying closing character. I see that the movements are written quite some time apart. Nevertheless, the work seems very coherent to me, which I always like. Although it is not my preferred style, I enjoyed listening to it very much. Thank you.