JoshL37

Thank you both for the replies! I totally understand that the left hand ostinato goes on for a long time and is very repeating. I appreciate the honesty! Nowadays, my style interest has changed and grown which is good, but I can always work on it. Thatguy v2.0, you are right about the wonky audio. It was recorded with MIDI and then played by a sound font that I'm not experienced with, but thank you for pointing it out! And you're really right about balancing musical elements to make a fulfilling and engaging piece! Have a good day!

Hello Everyone! This is my first full piece I ever made. I composed it a couple years ago, and I am still very proud of it and finally got to record myself playing it. I wrote it during my first very emotional struggle as a teenager. A very close friend had helped me get through it, help me feel some joy, and I am incredibly grateful for they're comfort and compassion. This piece is the result of that whole experience. Though it means so much to me, I hope you can find some value in it yourself! Let me know what you think down below, and I'd greatly appreciate any criticism, critique, or advice, as I am young composer interested in getting better at writing music and exploring the world of composers! Have a nice day! : D

Hello Luis! This is a nice/pleasant sounding and well developed piece! It seems to me it went as A A B A C C B A, with three melodies, a consistent but amusing left hand part, and a satisfying flow of events. Your A section has a simple, but complimenting, 8 bar melody that I think goes well with the harmony! The second time the melody comes around, I love the second piano's accompaniment! It really adds to what's been established already (the 16ths are so goood). The B section is a bit busy, but it's a really beautiful contrast to the A sections, and lemme just say that bars 27 to 33 certainly grew me! I like the octaves and louder dynamic introduced here. Of course, the return to A is satisfying and reinforcing of it's melody. And now we get to the C section, which I LOVE the change in texture and dynamic, which really offsets it from the rest of the piece and stands out to me pretty well. The second C section is pretty warm and heartfelt compared to the first C section, which came off has a bit cool. Two nice textures to relatively the same melody. And with that the return to B and then finally A makes for more reinforcement and more enjoyment out of this fine piece! Great job!

Hello Syrel! I unfortunately agree with PeterthePapercomPoser on this one. I can’t help but hear it as a cinematic background piece (not that there’s anything wrong with that), having not really any violin or piano solos, and just movement around with chord progressions. The chord progressions, I admit have some dark charm to them that I’m a sucker for, so I do like it’s overall sound, but I also feel that that is all it mostly is. On the flip side, though, good job on creating 8 minutes of music with orchestra! It’s a difficult task for anyone to achieve. And yes, the production value IS quite AMAZING! It certainly isn’t a bad piece of music, but I think it has potential to be more than what it is now (if, of course, there is intention for it to be more). Nonetheless, great job!

Hello there! This is quite a fun little piece! Great job! This simple kinda A B A with an ending works out really well with your melody, and I LOVE the harmony shift at 0:44 (so satisfying and adventurous)! I really like and appreciate, as a listener, how you build everything up in the A section! You introduce the chords, then the melody at 0:15, then some cool action with the melody at 0:28, all before the harmony shift at 0:44. I loved being able to enjoy each part of it, but then get introduced to new material shortly after! In addition, I also like the unconventional melody you pose here; it’s almost Debussy-esque (or video game-like) in my opinion. Lastly, the ending at 1:12 is awesome! It’s a dramatic and strong descent to the last chord, and I love it’s contrast to the rest of the piece. Really shows itself as a finale (also, the arpeggios simply sound really cool!). Great work! I really liked it. I think Omicronrg9 said it well saying it’s reminiscent of a prelude. I would love to hear more of this, but I think it also works well as it is. Awesome job!

Hello! I applaud your efforts to keeping something as ambient and, dare I say, repetitive, and keep it interesting and easy to follow! The overall sound is decent, and the instrumentation plus it’s variations made the melody easy to pick up while also being interesting and new throughout. I surprisingly love the Major chord cadences that you employ throughout! Every time I hear them, I know it’s about to start the melody over and offer a new listening experience with each variation. The melody itself is quite simple, but I admit the harmonies in it are attractive and enjoyable! Though this isn’t a piece I’d typically listen to, I still found it to be quite nice, well put, and worthwhile! Take care!

Hello! Nice line of music! I love the “baroque” sound created here with the borrowed notes/chords and the coming and going of different voices. I wish I could offer some criticism and advice, but there isn’t a whole lot to work with here. Honestly, I encourage you to take this line and expand upon these ideas into multiple melodies with variations and development, flowing in and out of textures and voices, so you can really explore what you’ve created AND your own sense of crafting a full fledged piece! Either way, what you presented, I thought, was quite enjoyable!

Hello there, and may I start by saying, nice piece! It has a nice ambient, meditative, and thoughtful sound to it (with the left hand aiding really well to that sound) and I enjoy listening to it! It has a nice A B A form, with seemingly two melodies, and a brief ending. Firstly, I think a bit of time before the first melody begins (maybe just a measure of the left hand alone to start off the piece) would be a nice introduction and a simple yet successful way to prepare the listener to the mood of the piece and the first melody. The first four bars of the melody itself, I think are really great and flow well! However, at bar 5, the melody suggests it’s rising (in contrast to bar 3’s notion of descending) but in bar 6 it jumps down to finish off the first melody. I think it’s unsatisfying, and would benefit from a point of arrival (a mere “climax”) and then descend organically to the bar 6 finish. Secondly, the B section has a nice development (I really like the arpeggiated 16th notes and right hand octave bit! Also the variation in the left hand pattern), but again, I think some time before it begins, a sudden harmonic change, etc. would tell the listener that a new melody is starting. I find it’s a bit too close to the ending of the first melody. Apart from that, I think it’s nice! I really like that you bring the second melody back to it’s beginning at bar 13, but only just to showcase a bit before returning back to the first melody. I think a stronger approach to returning to the A section, though, would be to omit the left hand notes in bar 14, and just have an isolated descending arpeggio. It’s noticeable, adds some silence between the left hand texture, and acts as a signifier that the music is going somewhere (in this case, back to the first melody). Lastly, though I like the ending (the final bar) I think it comes a bit too suddenly. If you let the the last note of bar 20 trail off, I think it prepares the listener for the final ending and really amps it up to be a resolution! Ultimately, I think you did a good job! It’s got a cool sound, some musical ideas that have variation and cool change made to them, nice melodies, and a simple yet well executed structure. My main advice or desire for you would be to think about adding more space in between melodies/sections to add variation to the overall texture, to give the listener a chance to pick out the different melodies and/or changes more easily, and to allow the listener more time with your musical ideas and established mood. Another piece of advice would be to think about how the melody is moving, and for you to work with where it wants to go (basically the FLOW of the melody). Anyways, thanks for uploading this submission, and have a nice evening!