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You did make it clear enough, Majesty! Thanks for the comprehensive explanation =) Pedro

Hey Majesty, That's a very mature and conscientious work, as evidenced not only by the compositions themselves but also by your level of commitment to an artistic concept, the motif that encouraged you to engage in such an audacious project. All the pieces sound great! I really like the atmosphere you created by the use of diverse instrumentation and the constant presence of the choir. There's just one extra-musical detail that raised my curiosity about the concept of your work: did you include Brazil among Caribbean islands? I don't know what you meant by that, maybe I got it wrong...

Due to the current interest in my piano music (requests by ChrisisD and backupproducer), I'm just writing to let you know that this piece has received a finer treatment, according to the feedback previously provided by the fellow composers above. http://pedro.digitalize.ws/silence.mp3 Enjoy it! Pedro

Thanks Majesty for the feedback! I know what you mean, but this piece happens to be an early composition, written at a time when I wasn't that acquainted with modulations and other technical resources that, today, I make a wider use of. Anyway, I appreciate your suggestion, and (who knows?) maybe it can prove itself of great use in a future remake of this piece. Pedro

Thanks ChrisisD for taking your time to listen to my music. I'll take your feedback in consideration if I ever come to work on that piece again. With regards to my piano music, I have a piece called "Silence at the Ruined Temple" which, though containing a background string arrangement, is mostly piano-driven. You can check it out at: http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/silence-ruined-temple-15876.html Hope you like it =) Pedro

Hey ChrisisD, Here's a feedback on "Everlasting": It seemed to me that you were, at first, mostly concerned in building up a kind of mysterious atmosphere for the very beginning of the piece. You did make it, though I'd have liked to hear some more variations of that theme instead of just a repetition of the same chords and melodies over and over again. I've got to admit that I was on the verge of boredom when you took me by surprise with the E/G/A chord progression at the middle section. That was a very good choice, I loved it! Furthermore, the change in the rhythmic patterns also contributed to turn the mood of the piece upside down. At this point I could have perfectly imagined it as background music to a TV documentary, for instance. If I were to give you any advice on how to improve it - and here, what I call improvement is actually just my humble opinion - I'd say you should add some sophistication in part one (for instance, the strings sound a bit harsh, and the piano could have been played in a subtler way) and let the piece end in the second part, that means, don't go back to part one - it brings the listener down somehow, I don't know... Well, that's it. Congratulations on your work! Keep writing new stuff and improving old stuff as well! Pedro

backupproducer, Unfortunately I don't have a piano version for this piece, since it was scored directly for the whole orchestra (plus the organ). Yet, I can provide you with the full score (via messenger, for instance), in case you're interested. In time, you're totally welcome to create the piano version yourself. I'd really like to see what it would sound like =) Thanks for your appreciation, Pedro

Hey dude, thanks for taking your time to listening to my work =) I really appreciate it!

thanks backupproducer for the positive comment on such an old topic =)

Opening: The band mixed with the orchestra created an interesting mood to this opening. However, I'm afraid the (orchestral) strings are a bit high on volume, sometimes going beyond the band instruments. Since the band constitutes the background of this short piece, I see it as something negative. As to the music itself, it's good and fits well to the purposes you aimed at. Action sequence: The 'Latin' element was very well employed. And I liked the brass addition here and there as well. On the other hand, I found the string pattern to be too much repetitive to my taste (maybe it's a standard of the genre, I don't know) and the guitar solo does need some refinement (maybe I'm being too meticulous as a guitarist, but I think that some more technical feedback is always valuable). As a whole, this is a decent piece, though I liked your opening best. Keep up the good work, Pedro

The scoring is great; I couldn't picture the scene in my mind though... Maybe if you had the video to go with it, things would be a lot easier =) Despite the short duration (what about extending it a little bit?), your piece is very nice! Congratulations, Pedro

It would fit perfectly well in a motion picture as the main theme or something. I liked it, it's very dramatic. However, I don't think the video has much to do with it. I thought of something a bit less coloured and more reflexive or imaginative. But the piece is great, good job! Pedro

I liked the ostinato at the beginning, and, eventually, how it built up an interesting background for the main melody. However, I think you should consider changing the percussion sample, which, as far as I'm concerned, lacks power and energy (features that are perfectly suitable to this particular piece). Overall, good work! Pedro

Despite the 'new age' atmosphere, I could hear some lapses from J.S. Bach in this piece, maybe due to the constant rhythmic patterns you employed, just changing the chords and the melody. It's a good one, specially when associated with the video. Keep up the good work, Pedro

Hey, this sounds impressively powerful and epic! I liked it, good job! Pedro