Obscurity

Over the past half a year or so, I have been working constantly on these pieces, it taking the highest priority out of all the projects I had been working on. Throughout these pieces, I explored and pushed the boundaries of my own style, experimenting with conventional and unconventional harmony, and attempting to embody some of the composers I most idolize. This is the first time I've ever undertaken a multi-movement project and truly experienced what it's like, and it has been such a satisfying and rewarding 6 months. I've written, rewritten, and rewritten again many of these pieces, but it's all worth it. Presenting, Obscurity.

Your first movement has a very profound sense of melancholy, combined with a mystical quality.

This seems like an unusual combination; though not necessarily a bad one.

Perhaps your work is living up to its title, and the meaning is obscure!

I definitely feel compelled to hear the other movements: so will write more once I've gone through them.

Incredible work. Bravo. This suite displays a mastery of harmony, orchestration, motivic development, and form. I’m very impressed by musesounds here aswell. I initially thought it was a live performance. The textures and orchestral writing are surprisingly full sounding despite the lack of brass, especially in the first movement with only light winds, strings, and a triangle. I do have one immediately noticeable problem in regards with the score, namely in the final movement, there are so few measure per page and the music is so fast, the conductor would have a heck of a time trying to make those page turns. Other than that, it is in my eyes a flawless creation, atleast upon first inspection. Maybe after a few more listens I could have more beneficial feedback.

On 10/7/2023 at 9:13 PM, ComposaBoi said:

Incredible work. Bravo. This suite displays a mastery of harmony, orchestration, motivic development, and form. I’m very impressed by musesounds here aswell. I initially thought it was a live performance. The textures and orchestral writing are surprisingly full sounding despite the lack of brass, especially in the first movement with only light winds, strings, and a triangle. I do have one immediately noticeable problem in regards with the score, namely in the final movement, there are so few measure per page and the music is so fast, the conductor would have a heck of a time trying to make those page turns. Other than that, it is in my eyes a flawless creation, atleast upon first inspection. Maybe after a few more listens I could have more beneficial feedback.

 

thank you very much! the formatting of the parts did worry me initially, but i think that's an easy fix, since it's just changing the dimensions of the page.

On 10/7/2023 at 7:29 AM, Alex Weidmann said:

Your first movement has a very profound sense of melancholy, combined with a mystical quality.

This seems like an unusual combination; though not necessarily a bad one.

Perhaps your work is living up to its title, and the meaning is obscure!

I definitely feel compelled to hear the other movements: so will write more once I've gone through them.

 

thank you, do tell me what you think of the other movements if you get a chance to take a look at them!

Have listened to the whole suite now.

I found the 2nd movement both playful and disturbing, the 3rd was dramatic and scary, and I especially liked the soft woodwind passage near the end.

The 4th had some very interesting harmonic progressions and use of dissonance, and the 5th brought the suite to a frenetic and virtuosic conclusion!

A very enjoyable work overall.

Hopefully you'll get some reviews from those here who are better at analysing harmony and structure.