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About Kvothe

  • Birthday 05/09/1986

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  • Biography
    Hello Fellow YC Memebers:

    Oh where to begin...

    At an early age, probably when I was in elementary school i started to take piano lessons, and I continued the lessons through college. During this time, I begin I listen to classical music, which I learned from past grandfather--he was always in to classical music. While I never composed anything before college, I had desire too. Thus, I decided to teach myself. The very first I ever read was Schoenberg massive book on harmony. (and the follow up) and his book on musical form. But I felt there was more. So much more. While it covered the basics. It only made me more curious about composition and history.

    I had no proper education. Thus, I decided to major in music. That helped me a lot. But there was also more I need to about Instrumentation and orchestration. Thus, that is where I thought I decided I could teach myself or at least find online course to do it. (and in the process of doing that). So i am "young" in that sense. But not in age. haha.

    I love Beethoven and the romantic composers. But I truly love 20th century composers: Ravel, Debussy, Mahler, Dukas. Holst. My style is hard to pin down.

    Feedback is greatly appreciate.

    Cheers,

    Kvothe.

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Gibsonia PA
  • Interests
    Composing music and Science ficton/fantasy writing.
  • Favorite Composers
    Ravel, Debussy, Bartok, Stavinsky, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, The Russian Five, Aaron Copland,Philip Glass,Schoenberg, and ect
  • My Compositional Styles
    Late Classical, Romantic, 20th century
  • Notation Software/Sequencers
    Dorico 5, Cubase 14, , Finale 27, Sibelius
  • Instruments Played
    Piano and Guitar

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  1. Kvothe
    @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu I thoroughly enjoyed the performance! 🙂
  2. Kvothe
    HI everyone, I keep hearing that orchestras will ask for performance fee before they performance a new piece. Is this true?
  3. Kvothe
    It is not a few bucks, though. The full version is about 50 dollars yearly.
  4. Kvothe
    You are welcome. 🙂
  5. Kvothe
    b2. I think. But b5 is not?
  6. Kvothe
    Morning @Thatguy v2.0 Here is mine review of the prelude: The overall structure is built is first on opening phrase. I love how you use this idea and expand on it. The anticipation of each chord of each phrase is nice resolution of the chromatic raising line. I think the implied harmonies: I-V/V-bII6-I. This now makes ask...why are we going from V/V to bII6? 🙂 The answer: this is not a typical resoultion of the seconary dom...
  7. Kvothe
    Hey gang, I have a important question (and this for finale or dorico users) what do you use to make You tube videos?
  8. Kvothe
    How do you capture the score?
  9. Kvothe
    You can still write and submit for feedback. 🙂
  10. Kvothe
    @PeterthePapercomPoser I acted as if I was real judge in official competition. Entries have to meet the core requirements before passing onto the next round. So that is what I did first. I check to see if they meet the core requirements of the competition. If they failed, at least, I could look over the score help them. But it would go further than. If entries pass the first round, then, I come back and do score check and playability. Once that is done, I look at different textures, harmonies, and such. I notice the entries used a modern harmony: clusters, chords built on seconds, atonality, ect. I loved it. In the 20th century, traditional forms, we all used to, is throw out the window. So we have to be more creative with time, form, and structure. I have a feeling with next one: entries will be tonal. Hahaha
  11. Kvothe
    In competitions (formal or informal) judges will have template to use score entries. That is just a matter of fact.
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  13. Kvothe
    Hello everyone! My thoughts about the Halloween competition: 1. The scoring sheet help to me to scored each entries as I review them impartially. 2. I think it will be those who are new to grow. 3. There are so many entries, including me, that wrote in different styles. I think if we had a competition that highlight these styles it push members to write new styles. 4. Maybe we can one in the future that monetary reward. But now? 5. For now, let us keep for fun until members mature enough to do official ones. (Even on here)
  14. Kvothe
    Hi @NugDumDum The opening the thematic structure is sentence form. m1-8 is the presentation; where the following the contin. Then it looks have the liquidation? However, phrase structure is rather peculiar. You have 8 measure melodic phrases. This is rather irregular in common practice. Further, it is hard seeing what two ideas are you are using in the waltz. You should probably reconsider shortening the phrases to 4 measures. I am not sure how the motivic material in b. 21 is related. I think it would be better start the middle section with pedal, elimating the material before that, that way you have way to modulate to the key from the pedal point. The irregular rythmn patterns in 6/8 is interesting, and would be make challenging for even the most experience pianist. Perhaps, find a way to make those rythmns to easier to read. After the middle section, you also need transition back to main section. It seems so abrupt. The modulation is just flow naturally. I feel this is more of rondo (ABACA) form. Maybe, look at how rondo how writtens in sonata and etc. 🙂
  15. Kvothe
    Voted.
  16. Kvothe
    Hi, I just caught up. I just reviewed Max and Uncle reed.
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