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I really enjoyed the beautiful somber fluidity of the opening and closing material. However, from my perspective as a listener - I felt the key change at measure 32 created a very different mood. For me ... it was not congruent with the initial solemnity presented and/or not - didn't contrast enough to provide a juxtaposition/drama. Mark

Score please...

This is FUN woodwind quartet to perform. Mark

It's a fun work for sure. And congrats on your endeavor. It's hard to point the style though ... it has lots of cinematic features. Your development really holds the listeners attention with lots of variation and nuance ... I enjoyed the midsection with its colorful expressive slowdown. As for the title Scherzo ... I find the entire work more profound than light and "joking". Neo-Romantic? Bravo!

I met with my Mentor ... overall he really liked the work. He suggested I add a bit more development in two spots. So I added a few extra measure of theme development. Comments appreciated. Mark

This is an interesting conceptual work with a definite point of view. As others have stated I believe the technical demands most probably are too high! A rework with more nuance to tempi and technique would improve the work and make it more accessible to both musicians and listeners. Mark

Hi ... I really enjoyed the canvass you painted ... very colorful and playful. Although, the picture I create in my mind is different from your title/intent. I hear a triumphant epic/journey ... which I guess does fit your narrative too! A great movie score!!! Mark

Hi all, Here's my work (unedited) - I have not shared it with my Mentor as yet. This work is composed in a time that life feels a bit heavier .... Viola-piano.pdf Mark

Very enjoyable !!! 😱

Overall - an enjoyable driven pulse ... I could hear this as part of a children's film score highlighting some mystical journey/adventure. Mark

Why do you call it scifi? It has a renaissance dance feel. Mark

Ah! Looking out over the veranda across the bay - while smoking a cigarette - perfect for a 1930's film score. Quite lovely ... kinda soft "romantic" feel ... for an intimate setting.

Cute ... it has renaissance feel to it ... a dance in a Royal Court? I wonder how it would sound with some parts for recorders? Mark

Alex, Thanks for the review and suggestions! I definitely will take them to heart. 😃 I improved the percussion line in the work. It was a bit stagnant and made a few minor tweaks along the way. By the way ... I titled the work Onward ... which captures your sentiment.

First of all ... thanks for the review! This is the first complete draft of ideas - so I am very pleased you feel that the work have more potential. I will continue to work on this project. I have begun to formulate some ideas to expand and strengthen the work. Looking for a name for the piece ... any ideas? One last word ... I when I composed the work it was the pulse and rhythm that drove my ideas. Mark