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Hello Folks, this is a 3 movement work I recently finished in my first few weeks of composition lessons. The following three movements are about three leaves as they fall from a tree. For each leaf, a different character is met. These leaves begin in similar places, swaying in the wind, before falling into the world of their character. The first leaf falls and is found by a little kid. This kid plays with the leaf, more excited than any adult could understand. They fly, dance, and eventually sneak together into the house. The second leaf falls and is watched by an old man. The man does not interact with the leaf, but instead is reminded of the beauty and fragility of the world. He remembers his life through this lens. The third leaf falls and is spotted by an angry man, who wants to crush every leaf. The leaf realizes he is coming, and flies with the breeze to escape, before eventually failing.

Seasons Greetings all! Here's a little something I'm cooking up for a concert next year. It's based on the Epitaph of Seikilos, which is the earliest surviving complete song. I tried to give it a flavour of Antiquity, and to create unexpected harmonies. Haven't come up with lyrics yet; though it will start with the original Ancient Greek text translated into English. Maybe my piano part is a bit too thin? Or perhaps I should keep it sparse? The notation is intended for midi, and I'll be adjusting the dynamics upwards by at least one degree for the musicians. When I make the final score, I'm intending to write out the spread stacked chords in full as arpeggios.

From 2023. computer with the original music score died from water damage unfortunately so there is no score. This was the most Christmas like song on my channel that I could find.

Hi @Cafebabe! I like that you are using the French Overture format for the Oratorio with a slow, dotted passage for the A section and then a fugal fast section after it. I think you can fully extend the A section first by making it in Binary structure, instead of just an 8 bar passage. For the fugal passage of course you can extend it to a full fugue. I like the walking rhythm of the 2nd movement. The melody is nice, and probably you can extend the movement by turning it to a ternary Aria. Beware of the parallel 5th in b.4 of Ab-Eb to G-D. Thx for sharing! Henry

I've only recently started this, but I would love to hear suggetions 😄 nutcracker inspired.pdf nutcracker inspired.mp3

Hi! Here are my Two Lullabies for voice and piano. I finished them a couple of days ago for a high school friend of mine. The audio is a MIDI mockup -- I'm just looking for some feedback on the emotional affect of the pieces. Does the trajectory from the first (poem by Dunbar) to the second (poem by Blake) read on its own, or does it require an explanation? I would also love some thoughts on the harmony in this little set...

Hi @mercurypickles! The first one does portrait the dreamy mood with a less firming rhythm of tied triplets, it reminds me how Schumann treat the subject. For the second piece, the thing I like the most is how you treat Ab/G#, play with its ambiguity and put it in F minor/E major, have it resolve till the very end of the work. Thx for sharing! Henry

Dear friends, hello! I'm Zhang Wenhao, a Chinese singer-songwriter. Today, I'm here to share with you a Chinese-style pop love song called "Medicine and Grain Porridge". This song tells the story of a young monk who gets injured while collecting herbs outside the temple and is saved by a tea-picking girl. Later, he falls in love with the girl, but their love is doomed to have no result. There are many regrets in love, and eventually, one has to learn to let go. But it's already precious enough to have met someone. 亲爱的朋友们，大家好！我是来自中国的创作歌手张文灏。这次来跟大家分享的是一首中国风流行情歌，名字叫《药膳粥》。 这首歌曲讲的是一名小和尚出寺采药不慎受伤，被一名采茶女所救，而后对女孩动了凡心，但注定没有结果的爱情故事。爱情中有很多的遗憾，终究要学会释怀，但有些人遇见已经足够珍贵了。 歌词如下/The lyrics are as follows： 作曲/Composed by：张文灏 Zhang Wenhao 作词/Lyrics by：张文灏 Zhang Wenhao 住持心系民疾 广施福泽 僧众出寺采药调配药膳粥 山崖间的薄荷 剩下一棵 我摘取之后失足踩空跌落 醒来身处茶庐 寻声庭中 红衫的你在院落轻哼茶歌 你闻声止歌回眸 脸带羞涩 我罹患上名叫凡心的病魔 红尘里的你 青灯下的我 相识那一刻 就奠定好错过 你身在俗世 我心向禅佛 木鱼经声婆娑 轻诵着奈何 他日再晤面 小僧行礼说 一句女施主 添了愁忖几多 你浅笑细语 我佛珠慢拨 满卷情思都流作清水一钵 丝丝药香弥漫 你的四周 药引是我一抹隐隐的不舍 你捧粥予我喝 伤口愈合 心头却更难耐凡俗的折磨 休养半月余久 带着情愫 我挥手与你作别回到寺阁 持斋诵经敲钟 每日依旧 脑中却常有你嫣然的酒窝 红尘里的你 青灯下的我 相识那一刻 就奠定好错过 你身在俗世 我心向禅佛 木鱼经声婆娑 轻诵着奈何 他日再晤面 小僧行礼说 一句女施主 添了愁忖几多 你浅笑细语 我佛珠慢拨 满卷情思都流作清水一钵 红尘里的你 青灯下的我 相识那一刻 就奠定好错过 你身在俗世 我心向禅佛 木鱼经声婆娑 轻诵着奈何 他日再晤面 小僧行礼说 一句女施主 添了愁忖几多 你浅笑细语 我佛珠慢拨 满卷情思都流作清水一钵 从此山水相隔 翻作过客

Dear all, (Composer's note: Below Message from Nov 2025) Spoiler alert: It is a Christmas song. I will still write a "classical" Christmas piece but I got this idea first. Please feel free to enjoy it anytime you want. Recently I saw a new DAW software with good AI voices (Disclaimer: just voice, not the writting part), so I wanna test it out and write a sample song for it. That turns out to be excellent (overall speaking), but sometimes the lyrics are not clearly pronounced. I might write more chroal piece with this great tool now. Feel free to tell me how it sounds! Overall structure of the song:- Orchestation: SATB + Violin "Quasi-Rondo" form: ABABCABA’ Strategy: Since it is meant to be a pop song, more direct development to "chorus" Some fun modulations involved HoYin

I really enjoyed this piece. You seem to have learnt your composition lessons well. I loved how dynamic the work was, and you seem to have used the instruments to the best potential. Just a couple of nits to pick - it really does feel like that, very minor: 1. Non vibrato is not the best way to ask for no vibrato to be used. Senza vibrato or senza vibr. is better - senza in Italian means "without." Non in Italian in this context would mean "not." Of course it's up to you, the instrumentalists will understand your intention either way, it's just one is better Italian than the other. 2. Slurs in a pizzicato passage are superfluous. I'd remove them if I were you. It's literally impossible to slur between two pizzicato notes. Keep going with your lessons! You're doing great.

This is a very peaceful and festive piece that easily gets one Christmas feeling. I like the well-balanced and calm orchestration with the spices of the bells, trombones and pizzicato strings. Condolences to your waterlogged computer, so it’s a pity that we have no score. Thank you for sharing, welcome to the forum and a Happy New Year 2026.

Hey, cool music, and welcome! Very Christmas-sounding indeed 🙂 The part at around :40 reminded me of the third mov. of Sibelus' 5th... you know that one? Check it out if you haven't, it's a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing, and give some thoughts on the other Christmas pieces in the event... you'll find more will check out your music if you listen to theirs too!