Kvothe

I have Doirco and Sibeluis. I am comfortable using Sibeluis. My plan is to write solo melodic line, a short chorale for strings, and solo piano piece excerpt.

Yeah, but...what VSTi did you with Notepefomer? Built in sounds, OT, BBCSO, spitfire, musio, cinematic studios...

What play back engine did you use with it?

Suggestion: Allow the 1st violins take over the high notes. Strings can easily do that.

HI there, I am not sure if the melody fits the oboe register well. You want to reconsider what instrument fits the best with that given range and register.

Hi there! This is a good start. However, may it would hurt looking at string writing: quartets and such. That would definitely guide you. Between Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and others, you have over 100 works. Next, I would remove the vocals. There is no real need for them. This is a piano quartet. Ergo. the main theme should go to the flute, the piano provides the accompaniment, and strings either provide the interact with flute and or provide background material. Now MuseScore does not have the best samples out there. There are better ones. Musio and East west are step up if you are on the budget. If you have resources, look into getting a daw and score writer. You will need it.

Alas. Must we all face the reaper of doom and realize we will never be the next John Williams...or die trying. LoL

Nice start, but the imbalance of the families is problematic. The strings are over powering the other sections in this mock up. You could alternate between Vol 1 and Vol 2 with that material; that way, violins are not over louder.

Ah, here's the rub: I don't have access to live musicians; and my living situation is not feasible to have music studio where I could probably have DAW; thus, alas, I have to NPPE until I can work with orchestra and have a studio. Yes, it sucks. Noteperformer is able to use cinescape, BCC, VSL, East west, and others. So, I can mix samples.

I want to preface this topic with this: I've been getting a mixed opinions about what to do. Basically it is "buy a daw and buy expensive VST" However, I am baffled that those who express this don't know that there are middle price or free version of the same VST. VSL and BBC both have middle price samples. It is baffling! I mean you can still make decent mock up with middle price library or the free version. Thus, here's my dilemma: I am using Sibelius to notate and NP to create mock ups.

Yes, a composition degree would be nice. You have the opportunity to have learn about the craft(tonal and 20th century harmony, history, and litature); and have your works performed, but...there are other options.

Well now, Mr. Elfman When can hear your music in the next tim burton movie! That "Spooky keys" is just the chef kiss. I love it.

From the exert that I heard, that could tell that this was not good match. 1)Re imagine each instrument as each character. The tree could be mysterious. dark figure in the woods...this alludes to several possible instrumenmts: cello, basson, ect. 2) the young girl is inncoent and yet naive. So possible flute and violin. ect. I think you have a good starting point, but they wanted you be programmatic and romantic. 🙂

My first thought was...Mars attacks! Nice to meet Danny Elfman v2.0 I love this!

Yeah. With out strong 1st beat, it could be a polanise or ballad. Lol. I felt the piano part could be more interesting and fun. 🙂