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I think you have a lot of natural talent and creativity. Attending a class for something is nice, and can be really helpful, but there's really no substitute for just doing something and seeing and hearing for yourself what works, and what doesn't. Listening to and analyzing what other composers have done is an incredible education in and of itself. It's impressive that you wrote this in such a playable and natural way! I hope you hold on to this colorful whimsy, too. Thanks for sharing! This was a lot of fun to listen to.

i definitely can paint a landscape with this piece!! from the mechanical movements of the historical train to a stroll along a garden complex, it encapsulates the journey effectively. i like the depiction of the moving train itself using the tremolos and the wandering upward melody line. that upward melody line here signifies a "progress" i think? the B section is about taking a stroll through a garden complex and i notice it being used there but slowed down. the contrast between machines and nature is very clear: the mechanical dissonant of the old train and railway machinery is contrasted against the light wandering melody of the B section. the nightingale depiction with the trills is also neat. i wish the strings got a more prominent presence here!! theyre mainly used as a doubling with a piano and overshadowed by the two pianos imo. those low thirds on the cello (b8) might be difficult. its fun to read the score because how the programme is woven into it. i like reading what one passage is supposed to represent. and lastly, the story is just so simple yet warm. you take an old historical train in the evening to a garden and notice some nightingales, d'awwwww how cozy and nice i love itttt Melodies Themes Motives 8 Harmony Chords Textures 8 Form Development Structure Time 10 Originality Creativity 9 Score Presentation 8 Instrumentation Orchestration Playability 10 Execution of Given Challenge 10 Taste 8 Average Score: 8.9 end note: how i feel when describing the story

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hey this is pretty great! I've never really had concrete composition classes, so I can't give any specific tips but I do play a bit of piano and enjoyed this quite a bit. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your creativity!

Hello my dear friends. Here my latest binary Sonata no 24. I hope you like it.

i have not taken any composition classes before and also the title of the piece is just a placeholder, the reason why it's called Fiesta is that that it's the name of the song the melody originated from (also if u cant tell, the audio is just extracted from musescore) any feedback would be appreciated! thanks for checking it out! advanced.mp3 advanced.pdf

Dear fellow composers, I’m pleased to present you today my submission to the YCF 2026 Spring Competition! Here is the picture showing a historic city rail (S-Bahn) train and a nightingale capturing the sounds of spring in Berlin. The idea behind the piece is to describe the contrast between the noise of the big city and the tranquility of nature. I know that some of you, especially if you’re from Asia or the U.S. will smile when I refer to a city with not even 4 million inhabitants as a “big city.” And yes, that’s actually the case: Berlin is indeed a “huge village” with a surprising number of green and quiet areas. The piece tells the story of a journey with the city rail from the crowded city center to a suburb where are allotment garden communities are located. Since modern trains are more or less „sterile“ and lack their unique sound, I imagined taking this trip on a historic train, like the ones that ran in Berlin from the 1920s through the 1990s and were known for their characteristic noises, such as the slamming of doors and the typical hissing sound when compressed air escapes. Once you’ve arrived in the suburbs—so the story goes—you leave the station and head to the allotment garden complex. As you stroll along the garden paths, you’re surprised to notice nightingales giving their evening concert. And yes, it’s actually true that throughout Berlin, from April through June, you can hear many nightingales every evening and every night. The nightingales are really loud and have a distinctive song, so I’m very surprised that there are so many people who tell me they’ve never heard a nightingale before. The piece is a string quintet featuring a violin, a viola, and a cello, accompanied by two pianos. I have decided to use two pianos so that they can share the extensive tremolo and trill passages, which improves playability. It has an A–B–A form, with the A sections representing the S-Bahn ride. I’ve chosen the unusual 13/16 time signature—initially as a challenge to myself— but while working on it, I realized that the 13/16 time signature can be considered as a compound meter of 3 + 4 + 6, which evokes the idea of acceleration (of the train), and, when reversed to 6 + 4 + 3, that of deceleration (as the train enters the station). The B-part is in 12/8 time signature with a lovely, lulling siciliano rhythm, thus emphasizing the calm scenario while walking through the gardens. I hope you’ll enjoy the piece as much as I enjoyed working on it (although I somewhat underestimated the effort needed …). The YouTube video is coming soon. Thus, stay tuned! Praeludium-XVII-A-flat-major-quintet-mix.mp3 Praeludium-XVII-A-flat-major-quintet-with-coversheet.pdf

Hello there! Here is the latest installment of preludes, no.16. This one deals with a lot of two voice counterpoint and a relentless ramble on one theme. As a personal side note, these have been a lot of fun to write, and it's been great simultaneously writing a bunch at once. I had a sporadic burst of ideas when I started this one, and it lead to a lot of spread out writing. I guess what I'm SAYIN' is... more to come! :D Thanks for listening and reading... any comments of any kind are welcome! P.S. some of those tempo markings are to mimic rubato, dunno I suck as an editor Edit: 🔥 @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu 🔥 Prelude No 16 - Score.pdf Henry Prelude no.16.mp3

I always feel smarter after I listen to your pieces, like I've learned something, or just feel inspired. What a gift! A prelude with all sorts of "gem" moments, some rather subtle. Measure 4 beats 3 and 4 are smooth as butter (props to Henry, of course). Ms. 14 2nd and 3rd beat are so clever. And it's so weird to hear a contrapuntal-heavy piece sound so ... homey and warmly nostalgic. The vibes are right. Thank you for sharing!

I like the sparse atmosphere, and I think you developed the material in a creative way on the 4th page, cranking up the dissonance a bit. This has an exotic flair to it. It's got a chill vibe, but a potent flavor. Cool! Thanks for sharing!

Just a simple piano romance for my girlfriend Julia (for her birthday). Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! A Romance.mp3 A Romance.pdf

I love this, particularly since I'm a sucker for heavy reverb, The harmonies are quirky, in a good way. The only thing that really sticks out to me is specifically ms. 10. I'm craving some kind of descending bass there, to offset the parallel motion, especially since that mirrors mss. 33-34. Maybe L.H. E-Eb-D-C#, and last chord is A/C#? Keeps the chromatic flavor. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing this, this is really lovely.

This is a project I have slowly worked on for about a year. Thoughts/comments/criticisms welcome. (The scores are messy at many parts, I will clean it up later!) Prelude No 1.mp3Prelude No 2.mp3Prelude No 3.mp3Prelude No 4.mp3Prelude No 5.mp3Prelude No 6.mp3Prelude No 7.mp3Prelude No 8.mp3Prelude No 9.mp3Prelude No 10.mp3 Prelude No. 1.pdf Prelude No. 2.pdf Prelude No. 3.pdf Prelude No. 4.pdf Prelude No. 5.pdf Prelude No. 6.pdf Prelude No. 7.pdf Prelude No. 8.pdf Prelude No. 9.pdf Prelude No. 10.pdf

I just came from watching this on YouTube Channel! The sprinkle of chromaticism (modal mixture and bII6) is a colorful touch. The sudden modulations reminds me of Beethoven and other romantic composers. I do agree that Beethoven manuscripts are readable. :)

I wrote another Romance for my girlfriend Julia's birthday. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! Romance No. 2.mp3 Romance No. 2.pdf

Hey Peter, I enjoy this one more than the no.1 one, probably since if I were Julia, I would enjoy a more sugary Rachmaninoffian style than any compositional thoughts haha *0*. This one sounds Brahmsian to me though because of how you handle the motive with saturation. Nice ending as well. Henry