Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

A like to this for your inspiring you please!

Well, he avoided it to enrich the harmonic fullness of his counterpoint, but I don't think have to avoid it here given the style and mood. Maybe the opening left hand figure can end on C instead of note F, that would provide a morr ambiguous reading.

I say lead because after the exposition of each of the carol melodies in section A, it's always the English melody beginning the passage before the Polish melody follows two beat later. This happens in the beginning of section B, C, D and E. Even though there is change of the voices which is assigned the melodiees, I still think there can be some variations on the order of the appearence of the melodies, i.e. have the Polish Melody appears first and followed by the English melody!

Hi @Kvothe! In normal pieces I will find those parallel fifths and octaves between the melody and the ground bass unsettling, but here it well fits the mood! I do think the mood is well portrayed! I like the thicker texture and motivic writing in section B. But beware of passages like b.32-34, as no piainist would be able to play a 11th interval on a piano, maybe only on a harpsichord. Also more details can be for sure added like the dynamics. I don't get what you mean; the piece is in F minor and the tonic is always heard! Thx for sharing! Henry

Maybe instead of having the English melody leading the Polish melody, make a new counterpoint with the Polish melody taking the lead? That will avoid the more boring repeititons!

Hey @HoYin Cheung! Sorry for reviewing a piece related to Double Ninth Fest even though it's almost Christmas now lol! I for certain the change of style in your new piece! The use of pentatonism is lovely. I love the contrast between the passage of a more ironic strings interlude with a more dissonant language and the passages with the voice which is more consonant and pentatonic. My fav. passage is in b.67 when you use that Eb major and followed by Gb major with great effect and matching the poetic line for broadening effects: "Living short as people always were, Why should we weep at the mountain like Duke Jing of Qi?" Thx for sharing! Henry

Yo Peter, I find this mashup musically sound, despite they are in different keys! They don't sound in clash to me, even in passages like b.54. Except I don't like the cheap device of raising a semitone for repetition like many pop songs do, I think you can just stop in b.73! Thx for sharing! Henry

It will be way too early to learn counterpoint if you cannot read score and know the basics of music theory first!

Yeah also from what I heard from you in discord, learning how to read and write on five staff would be necessary for you to compose later on. Basic music theory, for example from this book will help: Elements of Music (3rd Edition): Joseph N. Straus: 9780205007097: Amazon.com: Books Henry

Thank you Pabio, I do not suffer much except emotionally, and much less than those who were engulfed in the fire and residents there. I don't think you are insensitive and disrepectful towards the victims at all, so you don't have to blame yourself for it. Thank you so much for your condolences and dedication. I wish you have a good day. Henry

Actually can you read clearly on my words? I said: Unless you are the someone, you shouldn’t feel like I’m accusing you. That’s why I say you shouldn’t get overreacted. Henry

Don't overact, I am just asking how much effort you put in your composition to consider it as your entry, because if someone just clicks a button and makes an entry, it will be unfair to other entrants who write their music 100%. So in your case it's 50% right? Henry

So what's the part in the "piece" that is composed by you but not generated by AI? If the part is small I doubt it should be counted as your entry. Henry