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I wanted a composers forum. So I went to google, searched composers forum. I found The American Composers, but I really couldn't get into that site. Then I found a different one, but it was full of really good composers, who were making lots of $$$, and I felt like I would be flamed if I posted there. Then I found this. I was turned off by first the name, then the horrible color scheme (the only one that is good is the yellow one, but it is slow). But fortunately, I was able to see past that, and get into the real beauty of the site.

Thanks, and these master classes are good. I'll be doing it for a while though.

Ok, well the sections are thus, A String Quartet, a brass trio, a piano, and a singer (possibly more then one, but I haven't made more than one voice for them yet).

Hmm, I'll take that into consideration. (I usually keep the instruments playing most of the time). But I'm trying also trying to keep the instrument number small, mostly so that this 100 person town (given practice) could actually be able to play it. (As it is, about 1/(8-10) will need to play an instrument for the town to be able to play the song. But for future songs, wow, I can't believe I didn't realize this [smacks head against the wall].

Wow, that would increase the amount of instruments by about 30%, making it much more difficult to create a proper harmony for (at least that's the way I'm seeing it). But I will do what you said to. I thank you.

If' you (like me) can't compile source code, there is one thing you could do. If you're mac is new enough, then you could download an Ubuntu liveCD (or any other liveCD), then you can download it from there. True, you would have to re-download it every time you reboot, but it's not that big of a program. Other options are putting it on a thumb drive, or installing ubuntu (other linux distros). Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu

Hello, I've composed several pieces before. Mostly for piano, and string quartet. However, I've recently been asked to write a piece for a small town's centennial celebration (I don't live there, but I do have close family there). So, I thought that I would go out of my zone, and try to incorporate a brass section in this peace (I was going to try to use it as counterpoint for the string section). It wouldn't be anything too big, just 1 (maybe 2) trumpet and a tuba. But because I've never touched brass in my life (both composing and preforming), I know nothing about it. Thus, I'm looking for information that I can learn about brass. Anything from what their ranges are, to what techniques they specialize in. I appreciate any help you give me, and apologize if this is in the wrong section. Thank You