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Thanks for having a look at my piece. It's longer than some violin solos but it's also shorter than some others, and with my knowledge of the rep I was thinking that it perhaps wasn't long enough. I really didn't expect it to grow to be so substantial a piece. Maybe I was just subconsciously overcompensating for my perceived lack of skill as a viola/violin player. :D I'm glad that the "narrative" I placed in the piece seems to be welcome. I'm not used to putting so much text in my compositions, but I guess with the somewhat more open-ended style of this piece it works well to help communicate my ideas. Thanks again.

This started out as a flute piece and eventually turned into a violin piece. I think it's pretty easy to tell when I made the switch, which I chose to do for two reasons: One, I wanted to see what it would sound like on violin, and two, I had the opportunity to have a violin piece read by a professional who was visiting my school. I'm still editing it a bit as far as technical and performance details go. Rhapsody for the Cult of the Sun

Thanks for responding! The time signatures in the beginning were basically arbitrarily created by the conductor here. I had originally written the first 4 measures with no time signature at all, but to make actual performance work better we added the 6/4 time, which makes sense if you group every six notes in the clarinet line into a sextuplet which makes 1 beat. What the percussion and harp are doing at the end is basically taking those pitches which I put in boxes and improvising on them for the duration of the measure. It makes a sound kind of like wind chimes or mark tree but just on definite pitches. Thanks again for your comments. I really appreciate it!

Last year, I was asked to compose a piece for my university's symphony orchestra, and this the piece that I finished for that project. We are in the process of rehearsing it right now, and I'm happy to say that it is going very well, though all these little technical considerations that I've encountered during the process have been frustrating at times. Nevertheless, Here is my piece, Solidary Anthem. The score is pretty much constantly undergoing revision, and the audio is a tiny bit outdated (in particular you may notice the jingly sounds near the end are not present), however, the files which I am uploading are for the most part faithful representations of the piece.Thanks for checking it out!Solidary Anthem for Orchestra Solidary Anthem for Orchestra

Thanks for the comments! I feel that this could be longer as well.

Hi, thanks for listening. I really seem to have a habit of being too short with things... I'll keep working on that. The sounds I used were the Garritan sounds that come with Finale, but I processed them through another program. This file does use solo strings, but the piece was actually written for a small string orchestra, harp, flute, and clarinet. I do agree that the solo strings sound good, though. I have now uploaded the score. Thanks again.

Thank you for listening! Me getting a C was probably my theory professor's way of keeping a composition student in check, haha. My earlier drafts had a big X marked through the page. I had to keep it short and generally restrained or I probably would have done worse. I've added the score if you'd like to take a look. Thanks again.

Inspired by April snow in Tennessee, which is unusual by my standards. For strings, flute, clarinet, and harp. Unusual April

This was supposed to be part three of a study in asymmetrical meters. I can't say if that will still happen. Asymmetry Mvt. III

This was written for a theory assignment. I got a C on it, but I like the piece. Passacagaila

This is a short piece originally for piano, that was re-arranged for a small string orchestra. Sehnsucht for String Orchestra

Ok, then. I'll see what I can do.

Ha, well, I suppose it was the first thing that came to mind in relation to the actual imagery in the trailer... Like, the main character never spoke, and many portions of it were just so quiet. :unsure:

So, this piece was a part of my first attempt at really scoring anything. I picked out a video game trailer and got to work. :) Silence hi-fi URL: Start Player lo-fi URL: Start Player Any thoughts?

Walter Meego!

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

Thank you! It's funny, I have a friend who criticizes the same things you praise. (no one understands me! :forlorn: lol)

Hey, some of you may remember me posting about the opportunity I had to have my school's orchestra perform a composition of mine. I had posted this. http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/save-queen-strings-14059.html But that wasn't her choice. Well, this piece, Good Morning, is what my group performed. My instructor was a cellist so naturally she'd choose the piece with a cello solo, duh.:blush: Since then, I've graduated, and I'm looking foward to being a Theory/Composition major at MTSU. :) Good Morning lo-fi URL: Start Player hi-fi URL: Start Player There it is. Please, tell me what you think! Good Morning.pdf

Ha, no, I'm not the soloist. I appreciate your comments! The sounds come from the Sibelius and Finale GPOs. I would post the other two, but they really aren't finished. Thanks.

Hey guys :) This year (my last in high school :toothygrin:) I asked my orchestra teacher if I could write a piece for us to perform at our final concert, and she said yes! So I've been pretty hyped and also stressed... Well, now I have presented 3 pieces to her for her consideration, and I'll know tomorrow which one she choses. I'd like to ask you if you could possibly listen to this one... It's called Save the Queen, and as I said, it is for string orchestra with a solo violin part. It's a pretty large group just so you know... like 70-80ish. Save the Queen lo-fi URL: Start Player hi-fi URL: Start Player And maybe tell me what you think? I appreciate it! and here's the score. Save the Queen.pdf

"Alpha" is to be the theme of a game that's still far off in the future. It's sort of a looping motif with a few variations. "The Fighter" is for one of the game's heros. I'm not sure if this one will remain piano. Alpha.MID The Fighter.MID

That solo is beastly. Overall, I like this a lot. If you expanded on your ideas that would be just about amazing.

So sorry, I forgot. Here it is. The Dark.mid

Hey, so... My friend is aspiring to be a video game designer, and he really has great ideas, and fortunately, he wants me to help him out with music! :) So, here are a few things to be in his game called Enigma "The Dark" is meant for battle. please let me know what you think. MIDI is down below. Thanks. The Dark [1].MUS

Sorry for such a late response. I really do appreciate your comments, and thank you very much. And, yes, arpeggiation was a part of the plan.