minhman13

So for this semester, our university's chamber choir sang compositions which contain the Ave Maria theme. It is a tradition that at the end of the semester I would write a piece based on the theme. So here is my version of Ave Maria for SATB. http://h1.ripway.com/minhman13/ “Ave Maria”.pdfPDF MIDI Two pieces that somewhat influenced this composition are: 1. Gorecki's Totus Tuus 2. Bruckner's Ave Maria's Question: How would classify this piece? (renaissance, baroque etc.) Enjoy & Thank,

It's time for celebration! =) I am so glad that I brought an external hard drive.

It had been awhile since I roam among this forum. So in celebration of my return, mainly I am the one who is celebrating, I will post a choral piece that I finished a week ago. lol. My chamber choir is singing Thomas Morley's my bonnie lass and PDQ Bach's My bonnie lass she smelleth. Being influenced with these pieces, I wrote my own bonnie lass. I combined the texts of the two works and used a few compositions techniques I got from them throughout my work. It's completed. But I am looking for inputs, any inputs I gladly take, to improve the piece. I like it as it is now. But there are always room for improvement. Also, I mainly go with my ears. Anyway, Thank you. My bonnie.pdf My bonnie.mus

Though this has nothing to do with ADD, since someone did mentioned bi-polar, according to my psychology textbook, Handel was mildly bi-polar. That is why he was able to compose Messiah in two weeks. Usually someone who is in the maniac state of bi-polar tends to have more creativity than usual.

O this is really hard. But here are some of my absolute favorites. Allegri Gregorio - Miserere mei, Deus Bach - Mass B Minor (All); Erbarme dich from St. Matthew Passion Beethoven - No. 9 symphony Chopin - Nocturne in C# minor Dvorak - 'From the New World' Symphony (no. 9) Mozart - Requiem, Mass in C minor, Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro, Magic Flute & all of his compositions. Palestrina - Missa Ecce ego Johannes Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6; Piano Concerto No. 1

That will cost like a fortune. :toothygrin:

dear teacher, You put me to shame when I listened to your works. :) WOW! When will I ever be this good (prob never). Obviously, it would be rude to criticize your works and I don't really have anything productive to criticize about. But I must say I love Valdemar! It evokes this eerie feelings that I really love. Anyway, love to hear more stuffs from you... Minh

when will this thing actually going to start? are we in the process of waiting for qualified teachers?

I agree with Marius. I was def. depressed at that time. so I guess the ninth did feel freer than other music.

this morning I showed my choir pianist my piano composition. She like the composition. Sadly, she said that part of the melody sound similar to another composition. Weirdly I felt like I was a failure for not being original. lol I am so random..

I cried when I heard the entire ninth for the first time. I never feel so free. My favorite symphony of all time.

I don't mind to be a student. Someone be my teacher... =)

my goodness where do you go to school? I need to go there :D I can't never do that... I admire your courage and skill

All the replies are encouraging. Well at least I am not the only one. I'm a senior in high school now and it is the last semester; so I guess I should take advantage of my senior slide. But it's a private school and pretty strict so I don't know how that going to work. OH well! I guess I will have to cut back on other activities, like watch less TV or internet. lol

Now that school had resume for me after x-mas break (well more like 3 weeks ago actually), I find that it is harder for me to find time to compose. I simply do not have time. I like to compose daily, or at least doing something musically, but school and homework seem to take up the majority of my available time on weekdays. When I do not have homework, I find myself too tired to generate any musical ideas. Weekend wise, I do try to compose; but after days of not doing anything, I become rusty (musically). Sometime I think I am just making excuses or just being plainly lazy. :ninja: So how do you balance your times? I just need some advices. thanks for reading! Pardon the English, it sucks!