Jump to content

Bassoon and String Orchestra - Dead Man's Soul - F minor


Recommended Posts

Posted (edited)

This piece depicts a dead soul in a living body. thanks for your thoughts

 

Edited by ClasiCompose
MP3
0:00
0:00
PDF
  • Like 2
Posted

There's a couple of cross-relations in the score that I don't know if you intended - they're mostly just passing tones though so it's not like they totally jumped out at me in the recording as sounding wrong.  In m. 10 you have the violins playing a passing Gb while the cellos and basses play a passing G natural (also happens the same way in the very last measure).  The Gb's seem to dominate to my ear.  Also in m. 31 and 32 the violas play a Gb while the bassoon plays a G natural right after.  In m.44 beat 2 you have a D natural in the bassoon while the 1st violins and the cellos play Db's - that one really jumped out at me and I heard it as a 'wrong' note in the recording.

Aside from that I enjoyed the lush string voicings and your choice of chords is superb - really beautiful music.  I like the way you foreshadowed the bassoon melody by introducing it first in the strings.  I really like the chord you have at m. 75 - unique choice using a 6/4 voicing of a major 7th chord.  Thanks for the music!

  • Thanks 1
Posted (edited)

@DanJTitchener Thanks for listening. I'm glad you liked it.Your comment helped me understand how the contrast between the two expressions looks from another eye. Meanwhile, I follow your piano pieces with interest.

@PaperComposer thanks for listening I am glad you like it. You have captured nice details. These were deliberate, but I won't say it sounds right, I tested these sounds and I liked it, there may be better alternatives of course. I appreciate your detailed review (listening) and comment. How it is heard by another ear is always important to me. 

Edited by ClasiCompose

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...