Jack Spitz Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) The is the opening of my first organ concerto, which I have subtitled Il Festival, Italian for The Festival. What do you guys think? Edited June 26, 2018 by Jack Spitz MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu 7c262260-ae26-457a-9c9b-a69ea4713ebb > next Quote
Rabbival507 Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 I have an Italian citizenship. My father made me think about moving there when I finish my studies, but I told him that other than the fact I'll have to learn another language, I've been told that the crime rate there is really high. Also I wrote a final 5 points history work about Caeser and Augustus (100) so I know the ancient history of that era (-100 to around 30) very well. But that's it. Let me give it another listen. It doesn't sound much like a concerto. You probably know that "concerto" means solo instrument and a background instrument/group. For example: concerto for cello and orchestra. There's a cello soloist and an orchestra accompanying him. Here I heard only organ. About the harmony melody etc: it sounded like an organ piece. So you scored that. Literally. It feels a bit empty for me, maybe because it's slow. Upload the more developed version once you have it, and please, when you do that, attach the music sheet with it. 1 Quote
Luis Hernández Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 Oh man, I I had used headphones I'd be a deaf now. The volume is super high (at least in my computer). As an opening it sounds good, but it's just that: an introduction. Quote
Jack Spitz Posted June 27, 2018 Author Posted June 27, 2018 Rabbival507 There is an orchestra, but I agree, it is very hard to hear. Thanks! 1 Quote
MeisterSegarra Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 There's an orchestra in the audio? Maybe you can hear it because you know the piece. I don't think it is a good idea to use headphones right now, it is super loud. As an introduction it does work. It has like an epic motif for the organ. I can imagine a very festive and fanfaric piece for an organ solo Quote
Rabbival507 Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Jack Spitz said: Rabbival507 There is an orchestra, but I agree, it is very hard to hear. Thanks! Try to play with it then. Let it be heard. Let the organ and the orchestra have a conversation. Here, have a look at this violin concerto: They are talking to each other, switch between the roles of speaker and background. Try doing that when you develop the piece. Let the orchestra speak for itself too. As far as I saw, usually the background instruments have some time alone and the solo instrument only enters later. Good luck. Quote
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