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Google says that some Alto Flutes have a B foot joint allowing them to reach that low concert F# but it's not standard. Edit: Perhaps a Bass Flute could be used if the G major one were sought after. Or you could transpose it up an octave.

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Yeah, definitely include a key/legend of the extended techniques you use in the piece as is common for pieces that use extended techniques. I personally have never tried to play microtones nor multiphonics on Clarinet so I would definitely need an explanation on how to achieve the necessary sounds.

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Hi @muchen_! I am not an expert on the Baroque style, recitatives, arias nor cantatas, but I feel like the recitative could have been more humanized through liberal use of hidden tempo changes in order to make it sound more like an accompanied cadenza and in free time which I'm assuming that that's how recitative are supposed to be like. This rendition sounds very metronomic which hurts my impression of it. I like the aria a lot though! Although between bars 8 - 14 the singer doesn't seem to have any opportune place to breathe and it's hard to imagine those 6 measures sung in one breath although I could be wrong. Other than that I really enjoyed it though! Great job and thanks for sharing!

Hi @PaavolaPyry and welcome back to the forum! I think the solo Clarinet line dancing microtonally around a single central tone in the beginning sets the stage well for the piece that follows and is yielded from that beginning line. I feel the piece is very logical and cohesive. I can listen to it many times in a row and not get bored of it - which I usually cannot do with an unaccompanied solo piece. But this isn't unaccompanied and only starts that way which is a very entrancing way to start a piece that eventually becomes a Wind Quintet (although for some reason the instruments aren't labeled in your score? Assuming that it's for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, and Bassoon). The harmony is dissonant but in a deliberate way that is very digestible (at least to me). It somewhat reminds me of the slow Adagio movement of Mahler's 10th Symphony (the one movement he actually finished himself). The microtones on the Clarinet don't seem to disturb the harmony but enhance it. It's around the 4 minute mark where your Clarinet melody reminds me of Mahler 10 (measure 51). I am a Clarinetist myself but haven't played in a while and wouldn't dream of using these extended techniques that you've employed here - but you're informed by your own experimentation so by all means keep going! Great job and thanks for sharing!

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Hi Layne! @layneleefilm Nice synth pieces! The synth sounds make me think of 80's movie OST's! I recently saw the movie "Tron: Ares" which this reminds me of a little bit too. Running through the dark with its echoing theme towards the end reminds me of Friday the 13th OST. Did you put the wrong date in the title? It says 1-2-25 and 1-3-25 but it's 2026 now! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a great year!

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The last chord is impossible on Violin. You have a G, B, and G triple stop. The lowest string will be open on G then the next available string is the D string so I would advise using that since it's in the G major tonality. Then you could have a B above to complete the chord. That would be possible to play but currently it's impossible.

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