airewindel

This is a piano piece I'm working on for my music extension assignment at school. The only real specification was that it has to be longer than 3 minutes...so :) Anyway, so far the basic structure is: Theme --> reiteration + transition --> second section I'm thinking to continue it with an ornamented version of the original theme - maybe improvisation style, with lots of runs and things containing only the bare essentials of the theme - before bringing back a slight hint of the second section and coda-ing (yay for making up words!) Attached are: -Sibelius file -Pdf of score Please note: The glissandi are supposed to be black note only I can't seem to be able to get the exported sound file from Sibelius, or my recorded version, onto here. Can someone tell me how I would be able to get them up - either by hosting or converting (in wav/mp3 format)? Any suggestions/comments/critique, as well as ideas for a name would be awesome :) Thanks! Music Extension Semester 2 v2.sib Music Extension Semester 2 v2.pdf

Hehe is there a way I can specify the way they're played? I don't want it to be done with the back of the thumb/hand - instead with the palm facing downwards. I can play the piece (generally >_>), and I can't do normal glissandi well XD;; Thanks for the advice though :)

Thank you so much! :thumbsup:

The piano composition I'm currently working on contains quite a few black-key glissandi, so firstly, is there a proper musical term for a black key only glissando, and secondly, is it possible to input this into Sibelius 4 so that I don't need to hear horrible white note glissandi that just don't...fit? :thumbsup:

Thank you for your suggestions :happy: I agree, the same pitch material did get a bit boring after a while, although I didn't have much idea of how to change it but not change it at the same time...does that make sense? As in, I didn't know how to change it that it sounded better yet conveyed the same general feeling. About the latin...haha, I think that's the last time I'm setting Latin text to music! I'm so horribly hopeless at other languages that I think I'll stick to English...

It's Iesu because I took the text from a french-latin source, according to some of the latin experts I went to. I myself have absolutely no idea about things latin :happy: Thank you, the link to Patronus Light makes me feel immensely honoured! Dynamics would be useful, yes...I'm trying to get a group at school to perform it, and it'll be easier doing expression then ;) Thank you for commenting!

Thank you *___* you just made me happy! :toothygrin: But lol, yep you're right, I didn't pay a single bit of attention as to how easy it would be to sing, except for just making sure that the parts were generally going to the next-closest note... Yeah I wasn't too sure about the latin either. I did ask a friend to help me with the grammar, but I'm sure there's still little bits that are wonky. This piece does have a Gregorian-type feel doesn't it? It reminds me of fusing old and new stuff together :D Whether it works is another issue >_>;;

Okay, got it! :D Took me a while to figure out how to do, but yeah it works now *___* Zetetic: Oooh you feel that the top and bottom fit really nicely? ;) Thanks! I'm not sure about the middle part - what exactly do you mean by "haphazard"? If you mean the clashes, I did it on purpose. Of course, I've never written for voice before, so I don't really know whether those clashes will sound nice - call this an experimental composition, maybe >_>;; And yep, I wrote the entire thing.

Awww thank you for ...attempting to look at it anyway! :P

The scorch score's painfully small? I'm very sorry :blink: Thank you so much for the feedback! Yeah, it's not something I spent a lot of time on, just trying out some new things here and there, really. Thank you thank you :D

I'm sad...nothing? You can tell me it's horrible if you like, but it'd be nice to get some sort of feedback >_> It's been a week since I posted it now...

This is a short composition I am writing for a school assignment - the task was to compose a piece of music which focuses on "divine inspiration", drawn from an extract of sacred text. It's my first time writing any type of choral work, so ANY constructive criticism will be most welcome! I have tried to imitate some of the Renaissance styles of sacred music, and incorporating slight elements of Gregorian chant. There is no specific structure - the setting of this piece would most likely be in some sort of chapel or nice echoey acoustic-al (I'm making up words) place, where the harmonies can clash in a nice way :P I apologise for the horrible sound of Sibelius singing! It's horrible =( Edit: I just realised that the midi file does not include my a tempo instruction; the majority of the piece should be played at the beginning tempo. Divine Inspiration Composition.sib Divine Inspiration Composition.mid Divine Inspiration Composition.pdf

As Mrs Penman said...the Sibelius version sounds absolutely horrible! :) But the beauty of the chords still comes through, which emphasises how nice it really is! I can't waaaaaaait to hear you guys perform it - it's going to be so awesome!!! :D

Polite? *twitch* At least they're in tune. Haha, I sucked. I feel stupid waving my arms around. You were awesome with Asturias though :) Random side note: I haven't heard the word "guffaw" being used for a loooong time

Hehe, I think with the crescendo, I'll just give advice to our conductor for this piece, because it varies with each orchestra. Thank you so much for your help :w00t: