Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

Here it's the Lamentoso! Henry

Hey Peter, A nice invention! In fact without reading the score I wouldn’t think it’s microtonal , but rather it’s a C major piece played by an out of tuned harpsichord! The dash means up a sixth? I just perceive them as out of tuned sharps or flats haha. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @Mooravioli, Thx for your reply! I love this haha! Yeah I will try putting the microphone away next time to avoid those tears. Thx for the information! I tell only one or two students I like on my ability to compose, and never show them my compositions at all because I feel embrassed to do so haha. Thx! My next post would either be a crappy Bagatelle or the 2nd movement of my C# minor Piano Sonata. Stay tuned! Henry

Hey Peter, The 3rd movement sounds really funny, even more so than the Scherzo 2nd movement. The opening motive sounds like a mosquito buzzing sound to me and it's very funny to build up from this funny motive to something very organic and coherent which in fact make it even funnier haha. The microtonal counterpoint makes me the music sounds like a clown who tries to be serious for me! Thx for update! Henry

Hi Alex, I think they are already powerful enough with the horns! Maybe for more depth you can add some trombones? I think maybe it's just the dynamics issue but not the thickness of the strings. Thx for your update! Henry

Hi @Carl, The harmony in the Andante in Bb major sounds correct to me. I think you can build up on the 8 bar phrase you have composed to add a contrasting 8 bar phrase in a different key for your studying of prolonging and developing a piece. Thx for update. Henry

Hi @bkho, I only listen to this. I feel like it's more inspired by Schubert's Rosamunde quartet with the texture of the accompaniment and the cantabile melody! Thx for sharing your draft and hope you will develop them! Henry

Hi @Pietro17, I have nothing to add. Great counterpoint with good use of suspension! I think viola and contrabass can have more chance playing the subject and organ can play notes as well! Thx for sharing. Hnenry

Hey @Markus Boyd, I don't know why I miss reviewing this piece LoL. I like your piece! It's so humorous and each instrument has their chance to bring out the melody. I like your modulation to C minor in the development section very much. I think you can add more slurs for the winds since it denotes the tonguing for them, unless you want all the notes played with a too tongue. Another thing is that I think the flute does not have to be always at the top. The oboe and clarinet and takes the highest note with their distinctive timbre! I always love the squeezing sound of clarino clarinet and the hgh oboe! The low register of flute is distinctive as well. A clarinet in A would be better than one in Bb for the sake for easier reading I guess? Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi Pabio @Fugax Contrapunctus For me it sounds very lovely! I love the counterpoint and imitation, which add bitterness to the music. My only concern would be the parallel octave in b.7 between first violin and first viola and the subsequent imitations, and the last beat of b.12 to 13, second violin and second viola. But for me it's acceptable since it's a five part counterpoint. Tx for sharing! Henry

Hi @Bjarke, It's an exciting piece! I think pianistically it can be really difficult to play. There is almost no resting place for the pianist wih all the furies and b.117-119 for right hand and b. 120-122 for left hand would be really difficult to play. Apart from what Peter has said on the dynamic level, I think you can also vary the pacing and texture of the piece in the middle section, since the quick tempo and thick teture, no matter how quick and thick it is, would become a norm for the listener and reduce the intensity of the music! Chords in b.135-138 should be shared between the hands in different clefs in my opinion. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @JorgeDavid, I'm not familiar with jazz music at all, but your music sounds jazz to me and is quite enjoybale. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hey Peter, I like the 2nd movement! For me this one sounds like Bartok-- the famous pizzicato movement of his String Quartet no.4, but yours is more exotic when microtones are introduced! I just hope the Scherzo would be much longer haha. I love those faxbourdon parallels in b.4-5 and 8-11. Thx for adding a new movement! Henry

HI @kaiyunmusic, I like the simplicity of the music. With the falling bass it makes me think of the great music by in the animation "Spirited Away" Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @UncleRed99, I must have said the opening violin melody really touches me! I love your gradual brigtening of the piece by inviting more and more instruments to join to create a great aura for the piece. The piece sounds very broad to me with a lot of space with your accompaniment. The horn melody in b.37 is absolutely amazing, as well as the decreasing of volume after it. I love the dissonance you use so much in the piece which adds much flavour to the music. Starting from section F all the G naturals would be F double sharps since it enters G sharp minor. I love the polyrhythms you use here which makes the texture thicker and fuller! Overall you really have great orchestration skill which portrays the lamentation! I have made a lamentoso myself but it's for String Sextet so it's completely different stuff LoL! Thx for sharing! I love this very much! Henry