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Hi guys, I would like to ask if anyone here knows exactly what an "overture" means when used in modern-day context for concert band pieces. For example Alvamar Overture by James Barne or Persis Overture by James L. Hosay. Or even when they say "blah blah piece is a fantasy overture .. . . .." As far as I know, and some definition from wiki "Overture (from the French ouverture, meaning opening) in music is the instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or, occasionally, instrumental composition. During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn began to use the term to refer to instrumental, programmatic works that presaged genres such as the symphonic poem." Or even the term Concert Overture is used in reference to pieces from early 19th century that were "intended specifically as an individual concert piece without reference to stage performance and generally based on some literary theme" But it seems that the term "Overture" is really used all over the place and in so many band pieces nowadays that I have no idea how or why is it used. Does it now just mean a piece that is intended to be played in concert? Do they follow some sort of similar structure or form?

thanks for pointing it out, i found it :P

haha! It is supposed to sound like a school's concert band piece :) That's my main target audience ^^... so did you enjoy the piece? haha!

Hi Flint, Thanks so much for the critique. I'm aware of the really high trumpet parts and i'm working on fixing it. Would you mind pointing out which saxophone parts actually go out of the range? Cause i'm pretty sure i stuck within range, besides being the trumpet parts being overly high. Thanks for pointing out the double bass parts too, I'd be putting the correct phrasing and articulation like pizz at places where necessary instead of staccato markings. I admit i did use quite alot of copy-paste because its the first time I'm actually writing for a wind band, so I did referencing, mainly from jacob de haan's ross roy to see which parts double what and how often they were, but I'll continue to work on the orchestration to improve it. Unfortunately if I never get to hear how my piece will sound like when played by a real band, I wouldn't be able to really tell what is wrong with some of the instrument combination and i guess this is my biggest problem right now. Really appreciate the critique!

Thanks so much for the feedback! really appreciate it alot :). Yes i'm offering it free, as long as I can get a live performance of it! To be honest, this is my first major large ensemble work and I'm really excited that someone is even interested in playing it! =) haha :)... I'm currently working on refining the score as well as preparing the individual parts, if you are interested in playing it, please email me at teraproductions@gmail.com and we can definitely discuss more ^^...

coincidentally does the name have anything to do with tchaikovsky? :P... nice work! i can really imagine this going well with some magical fantasy-style like visuals. I use logic and east west too ^5 xD

heyy, it says the piece was removed

Hi guys, i guess this is the first time I'm posting my work here! I'm currently working on a wind band piece as a final yr project at a diploma course in music and audio technology (not really so related to my course). But its under a major module called portfolio development so you can basically do anything you like :D Hope to get some critique and advice from the experts here =).. I'm currently revising the score as some of the trumpet parts are really stretching the limits for a high-school band to play :)... Score: www.sympheramusic.com/PassionWindBandFullScoreVer1.pdf Mock-Up: www.sympheramusic.com/PassionPODVer8.mp3 Some background for the piece if you're interested: The name of the piece is Passion because it's sort of my own self-reflection of my take on my own passion for music from the day I started to love music and really composing music. Almost all the motives in the piece are derived from the the main motive played by the solo euphonium at the start of the piece; this depicts my underlying passion for music, no matter how much my perception on music has changed, the fact is that my passion for music still remains no matter what happens! Yep, that's the general idea and the transitions are relatively quick for such a short piece too because it reflects how rapidly my views and take on music can change almost from day to day :) I hope the piece and the title itself is not too much of a cliche! P.S Currently looking around for a local band around my area (I'm from Singapore) to see if any band is interested in playing this piece ^^, but it would be lovely to hear a band outside my country play it! Hopefully this piece is of some quality :P

this is one heck of a piece! i really enjoyed the crazy speed and rhythmn! great to hear it performed live too :D looking forward to buy your score :).

hey, you have some really nice stuff going on, joe hisaishi is one of my biggest influence too! ^5!.

you could try this book by Alan Belkin:A Practical Guide to Musical Composition, it focuses on form, and not forms, quite an interesting read. its available as an online book as well as a free pdf download from his website :)... Alan Belkin: A Practical Guide To Musical Composition