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It's actually realistic issue: our orchestra simply doesn't have those qwq

So, last month I made a little orchestral practice while being on an online orchestration class with my conductor (as teacher). Firstly starting by composing a piano piece, then strings, then add woodwinds, and finally percussion. Despite conductor applauding for my practice, I felt like the final product is lacking some content that could make the music deeper in heart... I would need some comments on how to improve it qwq Here with the final product with all instruments shown, the audios, except the pf original one, have no piano however, as requirement by the teacher.

It's not me who talked about Dorati's work xD I am inspired by Patlayenko's work instead, where he/she(?) used dynamics, techniques and pitch difference to separate the melody into several "voices" that's like how Cello Suite works with the hidden "voices". P.S. in some cases clarinets can play multiphonies, but only some cases. Welp, not really scumbag, just okok xD

Composed May 2022, the work is to teach one of my fans what is 12-tone and how to compose such music... (Coincidentally I have read about Edward Patlayenko's solo fugue for oboe, so composed the same but for clarinet. More flexibility wwwww) But for some reason idk, I got a lot of download count from the workpage of this work in IMSLP So here I ask why, is it really sounding interesting or what xD Music (screen filming): https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jY4y1B7aM Score: https://imslp.org/wiki/12-Tone_Fugue_for_Clarinet_(Ng%2C_Sissel)

Listening to this selection of Scheidemann's music (Thanks gsarci for doing my request) Really recommending this baroque composer's organ works. Simplistic but nice.

I'd like to submit my Elegy for String Quartet. Link: https://imslp.org/wiki/Elegy_for_String_Quartet_(Ng%2C_Sissel) Although some sections of violin 2 is a bit unpleasant, that doesn't change the fact with several motives running in the work. The main motif actually shows along the whole work, should not be unnoticed xD

Well, just listening to this right now (score video ver here) Recently just found the existence of this work by Stravinsky: and I keep looping Anzoletti's music lol

That's why the harpsichord is actually said by me to be a basso continuo lol 5 notes chord one, it's not expecting you to play them simultaneously, obviously. Reference to Ysaÿe Sonata 2(?), have to break the chord apart. Some parts are very difficult indeed.

ACTUALLY NO, I DIDN'T INTEND TO DO THE DIES IRAE I only realize that when I was typesetting up to 5:43 where it starts to sound like Ysaye's Sonata No.2 with that theme XD That cresc. may actually work... I may actually add a crescendo for that XD

Hard to read, it is true. for 3-4 staves part, because it is easy for me to compose (excluding those that are really necessary due to complicated voices). 1st sketch is basically just a bunch of improvisations from several scales, changing on every few beat (not based on the barline) For example, after the opening I starts from Em scale on C, then an altered scale with D#, F# and Bb to play on several key center while using the same scale in first section. Fun fact: I actually have quoted the similar playing from Sorabji's Piano Concerto No.1 (not the No.5 in IMSLP) at the near end of the sketch. 2nd sketch is originally a short interlude that based on perfect fifth, ignoring the counterpoint rule and just let the fifth crashes with each other in-between voices, everything built based on the first 20 notes. I also intentionally pick a B without key, then a F# at the opening, as normally it reminds me of a C major but strange appearance of B+F# (which is pretty personal here) The scale smashing section is originally for ringing the harmonics created by this, and only played once instead of a 30 sec section, but I turn that into what you see here due to the practicality from midi of MS 3. 3rd sketch is actually the one I put quite a lot of effort on, even when excluding the Stretto section. I created a fugue subject that seemingly lack of accurate tonality. (Remark: actually this set of sketches are my first ever semi-tonal work lol) under the theme of chromatic descending. (This is actually the theme throughout the 3rd sketch, instead of the fugue subject: a chromatically descending scale starting from the topmost note to the lowest note on piano) Afterwards, I just created a seemingly lost and surprising (or abrupt, depends on what you think) fugue, then jumps to a chorale that is really contemporary. The key center afterwards actually shifting due to my focus and my use of E-flat. The scale is meant to be only with Bb, Ab and F# with key center of G. And I think I really get a heavy influence on Bartok's canonic passage, so that I put so many canonic occurrences. The Stretto is basically a literal stretto of all the themes appeared so far on all the sketches, which form that monstrosity. The coda part is also mostly formed on the same materials. ...And no, I am not for the sake of difficulty LOL (maybe excluding part of 1st sketch.)

It really reminds me of some movies, so I agree their saying that this also sounds like an incidental music. For me you have built up an approach mood, but I'm lost while listening, as it's not having a really obvious direction aka lack of tendency. But if we are only talking about the dance element and the mood, then yes you have successfully built them up effectively and professionally. Work hard 💪!

The concept is really interesting and innovative for the music The vibraphone is almost inaudible for the opening "jazz solo" Your orchestration has greatly reminded me that I am so bad at orchestration, so not gonna comment too much on this. But for what you want to express, I do feel it and it is really effective! Great work, in conclusion!

Well, it could be played as solo violin or solo violin + piano/harpsichord, just works as a continuo. I only typesetted what I have written on my manuscript, which usually lack of dynamics... Maybe I would revise it later, but here it is. Comments are welcome 😛

There are descriptions from the cideo, here I just copypaste it here. Here you go, after a longgggg time, I have finally managed to release this xD The engraving is a disaster, because I used a MS3 beta feature, so that I could ignore the barlines. The drawback is that I cannot really save, as most of the times after I reopen it, the cross-bar notes are separated again.... So you could see I still have some minor errors (more than 3), mostly at the last sketch. Anyway, the work is written almost entirely in manuscript, with the last stretto section on 3rd sketch the only section that is composed on MS entirely. the first 2 sketches are completely on manuscript, with some deletion of notes due to the playability. 1st sketch is basically a preview of the whole work. It contains 3 segments both are introducing same theme and unique characteristics, with 1st and 3rd segment hinting at the following 2 sketches. This movement is named Allegro, only because it is the original tempo I set before, which turns out to be extremely difficult with the later 2 segments.... 2nd sketch is a quiet, crystal-like work with lots of fifths, except the middle section xD Named Amorioso, the tempo actually should be Amoroso, here however I follow what I have written in my manuscript. 3rd sketch is named Calmo, but the tempo here is just showing the first section of this sketch... The whole work is separated into 4 parts: Calmo - Chorale - Toccata - Stretto, with the latter 3 being veloce and sometimes struggling, kinda to do what 1st sketch cannot do lol The last Stretto section is the longest section of the work, even longer than the 1st sketch. It is a banger to me ever since when I was experimenting with the theme in 3rd sketch, and decided to make it as a finale of the whole set of sketches. It deserves its own sketch, really.... Anyway, this work is really personal: it is not classical, romantic or what. It is just me. Happy Birthday, myself 🥳 Hope you enjoy~~ (P.S. this set of sketches was written after I had heard the entirety of Sorabji's OC and SC.) Comments/opinions are welcome.

Quite an interesting work mmmm I could think that there are more invention elements that you could add!