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punkitititi: I used Kontakt 1.5, EWQL Symphonic Choirs and Cubase SX3. Thanks for your comment!

Thank you for listening. Well, it's the first time I hear that comparison...a great compliment since I like very much that piece. Regards, Bruno

lol...and did your mum like it? She seems to be a Mahler connoisseur... thank you for your comment, Bruno

Dominus, for sequencing I used Cubase SX3, the samples are form EWQLSO. Regarding the score, I only have the original manuscripts digitalized in PDF format, never prepared the score...that is one of the reasons why a performance would be difficult to achieve. I wrote this work to apply for the Film Scoring course at Berklee (and got admitted but unfortunately I was not able to go), so, although being a piece that I always regarded with affection (I was still studying at the Conservatory when I wrote it) , I always looked at it as "study work". One day, with time, I will prepare and revise (it definitely needs a few revisions and re-orchestrations) the score. Well, meanwhile, what I can do is to post the original manuscripts. Regards, Bruno .

The Hollywood Suite was composed few years ago as an homage to the american film music.This suite is divided in four movements, each one dedicated to a certain kind of music/scenes of Hollywood movies.In the first movement, the piano introduces the main theme, a theme that will be repeated with some rhythmic and melodic variations along the suite. The orchestra also introduces several leitmotifs that will also be heard in the other movements.In the second movement, an alto flute plays the Romantic Theme, with the string section as background. Later, strings, horns and woodwinds (flutes and oboes) join the theme leading it to a climax.The third movement presents a powerful and energetic theme. In the last bars, the main theme is played by the orchestra, this time in a minor key.In the last movement, The Dramatic Theme / Finale, a new theme is introduced by the piano and then repeated by the orchestra. Then, a sucession of leitmotifs that appeared in the other movements are brought once again into action!In the final coda, horns, trombones and tuba play once more the main theme in an intense dialogue with the other instruments. Hollywood Suite

thank you for clarifying this.

Thank you all for your comments. what do you mean by score collisions? regards, Bruno

Violin and cello play the leading role in this piece, although it cannot be seen as a concerto for an instrument but as being part of a musical speech.The main theme, introduced by the violin and then by the cello, appears along the piece with rhythmic and melodic variations.This piece is essentially written in the classical period format and style although the orchestration shows traces of the romantic period. Romance for Violin, Cello & Orchestra

as a matter of fact this piece was something I wrote just to "relax" while I was writing more serious music (my Adagio Lamentoso for string orchestra). The title is related to a personal experience.

Written in the russian style of choral music (in which Rachmaninov is one the great masters), with a lot of divisi on the voices and with a wide range of dynamics. The choir is treated like an orchestra and the voices "orchestrated" to obtain singular expressive effects. Ave Maria

This choral can be divided in 3 sections. In the first one, the soloists present the theme, with the male voices providing the harmonic background.The choir then repeats, with a few variations, the theme previously introduced by the soloists leading it to a big climax and ending this section.The next section presents a simple dialog between the choir voices. The third and last section brings back the dialog between the choir and the soloists Libera Me

JaredTC: thank you. I used samples (EWQLSO and for brazilian perc. AfroLatinSlam)

Work for string orchestra and choir Farewell

Composed in 2001 and revised (especially the brazilian percussion ensemble part) in 2007. The Brazilian Rhapsody (Rapsódia Brasileira in portuguese) is written for a large orchestra (1 Picc, 4 Fl, 4 Ob, 4 Cl, 4 Bn, 6 Hrn, 4 Tr, 4 Trb, 1 Tuba, 6 Timp and percussion, 3 Hrps, Str) and a brazilian percussion ensemble known as "Bateria" (a set of different percussion instruments very typical of the brazilian samba schools). This works, as the names indicates, presents several original themes connected in the entire work. The work begins with an introduction, were the three harps play multiple glissandi, while high strings and woodwinds join with tremolos. The first notes of the main theme are played by the four trombones. Later, the main theme is played by the all orchestra, with the "Bateria" as the rhythmic background. This theme, may be considered as the heart of the piece, appearing during the entire piece with melodic and rhythmic variations. After the Tutti, the main theme is presented by the string section in a slower tempo and in a more lyrical way. The next section, brings us the true brazilian spirit, with horns and strings playing a syncopated theme that will be used as the harmonic base for the theme played for the woodwinds. This tune played by the woodwinds section is in fact a variation of a theme that will appear later. The central section of this work, suddenly changes to a darker mood with a solo trombone playing a variation of the main theme in F sharp minor. Later, will be the english horn to play a new theme, this time in C sharp minor, followed by a big climax of the orchestra in the most contrapuntal section of the work. In the following section, the brazilian percussion ensemble ("Bateria") bursts into a delirious and frenetic passage of rhythm and joy! The last section, brings all the themes together, with several leitmotifs playing a dynamic dialogue with the "Bateria"! Rapsódia Brasileira (Brazilian Rhapsody)

This work is an Adagio for string orchestra dedicated to Gustav Mahler. This was the way I found to express my passion for Mahler's music. In this work I tried to create the same mood/emotions of the slow movements of Mahlers symphonies. Adagio lamentoso