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)

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. 🙂

Voted.

Hi, I just caught up. I just reviewed Max and Uncle reed.

@PeterthePapercomPoser Just did those! Thanks!

entry: Ghost Town Requiem Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 10 8 10. 10 10 10 10 10 Average Score:9.8 very good Review: Execution: The entry meet the core requirements and established correct mood for the competition. Score: The score was delivered to reviewers in a timely manner. No notation errors and engraving errors to be found. Textures: The piano has faster chordal, homophonic part in the middle of piece where as the winds carry the melody( Reh. c) At the begining it feels like more like conversation between the parts, independent parts. Form: There is a clear sense of form throughout this piece. I have no remarks on the other categories.

Entry:Woodwind Quintet No. 1 Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 6 7 6 10 9.5 8 8 6 Average Score:7.5 Average Harmony, Textures, Chords: This piece explores the boundaries tonality and plays with sense serialism, chromatism, and dissonance. However, it never quite full fills that modern sense of what atonal and serialism should be. The dissonances seem to resolve, which is not common in serialism and atonal music. If the piece push beyond further, it could achieve so much more. Score: The score was laid out in professional manner. It was easy to read. The only thing that noticeable was odd notation with rest between beats. Execution: Meet the core requirements of the challenge. However, the Halloween theme or mood was not meet. Orchestration and playabity: If this given to woodwind musicians, the odd notation could be problematic. They might be not know how to count that. Thematic material: Usually in serialism or atonality, certian methods are used to devopl the core idea. I feel these methods were not used, but could be used. Originality: This is certinally a creative and orginal piece. Taste: the slowiness of piece made harder to listen to. If the piece had achieved serialism and atonality, then that it would be better. Form: It lacked proper strcuture.

As for christmas event, I am usually busy around that time, so I probably opt out.

There used to be more reviewers, but it seems it seems they have moved on. 😞 Also, at times, activity at is rather slow. Young composer strive for quick feedback. That they can improve. No feed back will not help them. 😞

@ferrum.wav What daw do you use?

Thank you everyone!

I must say this from my heart: First, Happy Halloween. Enjoy the candy! Second: I am done with my scoring. 🙂 This was fun. I have listened you all your entries. I heard entries that eerie and creepy! (modern harmony) Third: I can not wait to see how these composers push themselves

@UncleRed99 Taste: what I like about this is: Tranposing is great way to learn how transform themes and ideas. I think more should try it out. Both pieces executed that well! 10 Thematic and harmonic textures: (I am combing harmony and melodic categories into one) The foreground, which is double in the woods, is nice. The background elements provide a solid harmonic support. It is homophonic in nature. Still, having solid back bone is important. The main vocals cant sing with back vocal, yes? You were certiantly creative in this idea. 🙂 I can not score in the execution of the competion for this was not for competition... The form is rather simple but yet well done. Great job overall

Score presentation: Thank you so much for presenting us a score. That goes miles when you want feedback. It helps us to follow what we are listening. Yes, indeed, this score does need clean and polish. The first thing is to remove the empty bars. There is no need to have them there. Second, you have cleft change, but it is barely visible. You probably want to find want a way edit that. Also, go through, and check collisions and everything is line up. Clean up the rests. Use trills instead of 32nd notes. Remove legar lines as much as possible! (b87-88 needs to re worked with out legar lines). Thus: elimate b43-57 and b89 to end. If I was to score to in a competition, It would be probably get a 4-6 because of these errors. In Ternary or a minuet and Trio it is one piece not two. Might consider that. I do not what I am looking when it comes to form? Sorry. I am lost. I do notice you have second version of your dance. I will look at, too.

Alas, it would not fit the meet qualifications for the competition: 1. It is at solo piano piece. 2. it is only 3 mins long in length. The sweet spot was 5 mins. Now, I can review it as solo piece, but I still score. Please post that when you have that. Thanks. @PeterthePapercomPoser I am willing to review this. I am just awaiting the score.