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Kia ora Henry, I quite like the contrast between the 4/4 sections and the 12/8 sections in this piece. However, as I mentioned on Discord, the recording has room for improvement; you said it was recorded in a rush and it kind of shows. Regardless, like the intermezzo, I think this is a very lovely piece. Ngā mihi, Arjuna

IT DROPPED !?!?!?!

Kia ora Henry, Lovely little light piece. Brilliant performance as always. Ngā mihi, Arjuna

This piece originated as a String Quartet early last year. I put it aside for a few months to work on some other stuff for my school composition portfolio before returning to it last September after I was asked to write a (moderately difficult) piece for a small chamber group consisting of a clarinetist, violinist, cellist and bassist. Due to the stress of my final year of high school and a bout of severe writers block/self-doubt I was only able to write about 24 bars of material for the version of the piece attached below. I had much more written though I trimmed it down to a point where it felt like it could stop so that I would be able to submit it in my composition portfolio. I've considered letting this piece rot in unfinished piece hell (where a good chunk of my pieces are), though I've now decided to try and complete a full sonata form movement. Maybe after I finish that I'll turn this into a proper chamber work. Maybe I might turn it back into a string quartet. Thoughts?

It's time for the annual Young Composers Christmas Music Event! The Brief Same as ever year - write anything inspired by a winter celebration (e.g. Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa) or just Winter in general (or Summer for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere). If you want to participate, pop a comment below! You could have a look at last year's competition for inspiration if you like: As usual there are no prizes and everyone's a winner. You will however, be rewarded with a beautiful badge designed by our very own @PeterthePapercomPoser. Submissions are open now (8th December). Submissions will be included in this thread. There is no deadline, though preferably your piece should be done before Christmas or at least before the end of December. What are you waiting for? Get composing!

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Kia Ora @Ferrum I love this! Like Peter I think the main theme of this song is awesome and I love how you treat it in so many different and interesting ways. I also love you're orchestration and how you share the theme around the instruments. Such a great piece! Nga mihi, Arjuna

Thank you very much!

Thanks for the debt lol! Thank you so much Henry!

Thank you so much Peter!

First post in a looooooong time. Some background on the piece is in video description. All constructive feedback is welcome. Nga Mihi, Arjuna P.S. I'd like to thank our very own @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu for the recording.

Beautiful!

Hey Gabriel, Nice work on this short minuet, it sounds quite good. A few suggestions: For that final cadence I think it would've been better to use a V7 chord instead of a regular dominant chord. The dominant seventh chord contains what is known as the tonal tritone between the third and the flattened seventh which has a dissonant sound to it, but has a more satisfying resolution when it resolves to the tonic chord. I think you could've use a few more dynamic contrasts between the phrases to make them stand out. Overall, good work and I hope to see and hear more from you. Nga Mihi, Arjuna

Any key can work on the violin in the hands of a professional, but it is best to use keys that make use of the open strings, or keys based around the open strings (the major/minors of G,D,A,E).

Good day Henry, I hope you are well. Wow, this is a great piece, both tragic and beautiful at the same time. I especially love the second part of the fugue and the C minor section that you say is your favourite. I'm very impressed by the fact that you have written a fugue for 6 voices, something I could only dream of doing. Not only have you managed to write a fugue for six voices, but have filled it with honest, raw and beautiful emotion and clothed it in tragedy. All I can say is, in the words of Robert Schuman: Hats off, gentlemen, a genius! Nga Mihi, Arjuna