nikolajbak

I like it, very positive and childish in a way but generaly a nice experience. You repeat the piano drone "motif" alot in m. 59 - 122, and it is not interesting for that long. In these part the flute seems to get repetitive too. It may cause listener may feel bored in these parts. My advice must be that you should try to give your piece a little more time, and try to make this part more exciting. I generaly like your move to Ab in the main theme, but you return immediately to the tonic, why not explore the key more by maybe "musically" suggesting that a modulation has taken place? I know you claim the title of traditionalist, but this should'nt affect the creative process, just write and forget about a specific style or tradition it gives more freedom in the writing process. If your use of simple harmony is because of lack of skill, then I suggest that you explore that area. I like your composition, but it needs some work to keep me from getting a bit bored sometimes.

Hi, I made this a year ago, it's a piano arrangement of the theme from the cartoon: les adventures del tintin. I couldn't find a piano version anywhere and no luck with the orchestral score either. So it's just by the ear, I find it fun to play. audio zSHARE - Les adventures de tintin.mp3 score zSHARE - Les adventures de tintin.pdf

This is interesting, well I could almost feel the bug hehe, but I think you repeat some of the stuff to much, but the piece is inspirering nevertheless. I like the modern harmony a lot.

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Hi again, I've talked to my friend about this one, and he suggested that the piece should be more specific when it comes to phrasing. Have you guys an opinion about this, should one add legato ties to every phrase that not specified staccato, or can the musician figure it out?

Very original I think, just as your sonatina. Again you seem very familiar with the trombone as well as the piano. Some times the piece lacks direction and progressiveness, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. A very interesting experience :-)

Hi, I like your sonatina. It's modern, innovativ and includes intresting harmony, you also seem very familiar with both instruments. Some parts sound a lot like impressionism. I'm missing som more contrast sometimes, but I don't think the piece looses intrest. I must say that the reconding is amazing, very well played and great quality. The score is missing some piano here and there, but overall a very nice experience

thanks for the comment, actually it was not a goal when i startet to write something in a "style", but I like stravinsky and the neoclassical elements in modern music. So the form is traditionel but the harmony is modern, not atonal, but still an experament. As for the thematic work I guess I'm still developing my skills, and it can of cause be improved. I like the romantic way of working with themes, and to combine that with modern unpredictable harmony seems for me to be the goal of this quartet. I haven't thougth of it as my "sound" in that way, I don't consider my sound defined, not yet. As it is the second piece I have written there is still a lot to learn and other styles to explore.

Very beautiful, I like your main theme a lot, and it certainly sounds like classical music :-). Sometimes the piece seems to be forced into the style a bit to much, but i like the way you write counterpoint and the thematic balance between the instruments.

Hi, This is the second movement of my string quartet no.1, which i compomposed with the response from this forum in mind, a rewritten version of the first movement is coming up as well as the third movement. The third movement is going to be a fast scherzo inspired by the 2nd movement of Beethovens 9th symphony. This movement is a sonata-rondo, a mixed form. The lyrical and furious parts are alternating through the movement contrasting themes and harmony. My contrasttheme is subject to polyphonic work in the development. The recapitulation is a summary of the exposition as well as final theme and motiv presentation. I hope you will listen and write some response. Enjoy - Nikolaj Bak Audiofile: Nikolaj Bak String quartet no. 1_ II - Andante Grazioso.mp3 - 9.86MB Nikolaj Bak String quartet no. 1, II - Andante Grazioso.pdf

thanks for feedback, the sound library is sibelius essentials from sibelius 5. I'm studying musicology so I am familiar with the use of main, kontrast and epilogtheme. But as this was the first time, I tried to make as simple as possible. I'm trying to get better as a composer, so it's great to talk to people who knows about this stuff. I will post the piece again when I'm done rewriting it.

Thanks for the feedback :-), I don't play a bowed instrument myself so i expected the comment on bowing issues. I have a friend who can help with it. I will rewrite some of the developement, so there will be some more contrast. I like the commet on the cello, hehe i will work on that as well.

Hi i recently aquired a copy of GPO 2004, but I can't make it work with sibelius 5. I read somewhere that i should use garritan studio: Garritan Orchestral Strings but the link for the windows version seemes out of order, can somebody help me?

Hi this is my first movement for string quartet and my first real composition apart from arrangements and smaller piano pieces. I'm planning to write a whole quartet. I hope you will give my some feedback, and maybe suggestions about how to improve the piece. I'ts not done yet, mainly because I'm not satisfied with the development. The movement is in sonata form, with influences from mainly Beethoven. The two themes look wery much alike, I composed it that way on purpose so the main-theme itself includes the contrast-theme as counterpoint in the viola. Any ideers regarding playing difficulties, voicing and harmony are welcome. The second movement is probably going to be a slow variation movement upon a theme. I hope you will enjoy listening, I've attached the sound file along with the score. audio file: Nikolaj Bak String quartet no. 1_ I - Allegretto.mp3 - 7.15MB Nikolaj Bak String quartet no. 1, I - Allegretto, score.pdf