For a good sound sample click here: http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/2386/evergreen/
As a depiction of the beautiful forests of Evergreen in Washington State, this piece takes the listener on a journey of beauty and adventure. The opening statement creates a great calm tone-setter, to be immediately contrasted by the fast 5/4 section with a catchy melody. The piece slows down again in the middle to admire the beauty of the trees, then picks up again and finishes with a bang! As the second composition of a budding young composer of only 13 years of age, please leave comments and favorites! Thanks you!
-insaneintherain
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Alot like Goddess of Fire by Steven Reineke. but happier. lol
27 reminds me of under the sea
Oh, and clicking the "sound sample" doesn't work. It gets me this:
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Man, I remember being on of the first commenter. Ah, those were the days.
Anyway, technically, this would be 10/8, not 5/4. Just wanted to point that out.
Eh, in this regard, the time signature is more flexible. The bass line is technically 6/8 +2/4, but the melody is 5/4. It's generally safer to go by whatever the melody is, and the. Just notate "6/8 + 2/4" over the parts that apply.
WOW! you really know how to write.
I'll just leave it at that.
It is left at that.
As a bassoonist(and a REALLY bad one at that) your song scares me. But still, this is great to listen to. Though I agree with exbanddirector and that a slower tempo will match the scenery better. Still, wonderful.
I'm keeping the tempo in the fast section, don't get me wrong. And this is intended for higher level bands.
Understandable, just a suggestion. Song sounds great either way.
You should get a concert band to play this just like you did with Against the World!
Nah, this isn't good enough.
Love it ^_^
Thanks, Mae! The profile picture describes it perfectly xD
this remind anyone else of sufjan stevens at certain parts?
Any song in particular. (No idea who whe is)
Some guy stole this - http://musescore.com/user/17458/scores/52609
Filed a report :)
This is also excellent work, although it is more difficult that your other composition. The 5/4 section is deceptively difficult with the syncopated melodic figures laying on top of the 3+3+2+2 obstinate in the bass lines. This is amplified by the quick tempo. Excellent melodies throughout. There phrases in the middle section that need to have a greater rubato feel - some rit., accel., along with additional crescendo, decrescendo would help with musicality and nuance in this section. The key of concert Db, although dark in ensemble sonority, could cause problems with some ensembles at the 5/4. The transition to the andante is also deceptively difficult. Possible add a rit to the fermata? Rit into 95, then indicate quarter = half. Consider putting the andante in either Ab (V of Db) or Gb (Db is the V of Gb). I really like the modulation to f at the end. Good job on the coda.
This piece sounds "South American" to me, although the title and idea for the composition are excellent. You might consider making the andante more majestic to reflect the beauty of evergreen trees growing on a beautiful snow covered mountain. I think a slightly slower tempo along with some tempo freedom (as suggested earlier) might help this.
Hope these comments help! Again, best of luck to you, and I'll know what my friend says about your other tune.
How do you get those codas to work? I can never seem to get them to.
Turn on repeats by clicking the "Play Repeats" button just to the right of the play/rewind buttons.
I have no idea... I just did what felt natural. xD
Wow- I'm starting to get flabbergasted.
You are freakin awesome- if I wasn't having my Symphony being recorded right now, I'd be half tempted to put down my pen and go flip hamburgers for a living. :) (No insult to any hard working fast-food workers out there) Dude you are a true talent- don't ever give this up!
Lol, I'm not the best out there. I may be talented for my age, but that's just now. I may take a completely different turn later in life. (Hopefully not :D) You think I'm really that good? T_T
Ok- yes you are that good! You don't frankly have the right to be humble about it dude. That's how darned good you are :)
If you get a chance would you look at my symphony and possibly offer feedback?
Thanks! I always try to be humble, AND I WILL NOT FAIL THIS TIME. :) I have looked at the 1st movement of your symphony so far, but not into detail. All I can say, as a recent middle school graduate is O_O
And by the way, how to get those brackets at the beginning to group up the instruments? Thanks. I love this song:)
Just use the brackets from the brackets panel in the palette.
I really enjoyed this piece, great job, especially as someone that is as young as yourself.
Thank you! I certainly pride myself in being ahead of my time.
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How did you get the font, and the Alto Saxes 1 and 2 on the same line? Also, how do you get the percussion part to change instruments, (ie. crash to tambourine) And additionally, you have the range of the bari sax really low in some measures. Is that possible to play? Sorry for so many questions.
I actually don't know how I got the font, I think I just copied and pasted, which does save font and other typing settings. You just use Voice 1 and Voice 2, it isn't like there are two parts combined on one line. This is in concert pitch, so the bari part is obviously out of range. Trust me, I play it. When transposed, it works fine. ;)
Thank you. But how did you get the percussion to change instruments?
That's really complicated. I don't think I could explain that...
On YouTube, there is a video or two about it. Try "MuseScore edit drum set" or something like that. The videos are really informative. What he's using are probably five-lined drum sets (at least, that's what I use) and editing them.
How astute of you. ;-) What I actually did was use the edit drumset function combined with the midi percussion values on Wikipedia and assigning different percussion instruments to different locations on the staff.
That sounds really complicated. Time to go to youtube......
Very nice, PRO!!!!
Thank you, NOT PRO!!!!
Hey...
Is there a beef with me not wanting to spend my $$$$$$?
Kidding ;)
Nah, just responding LIKE YOU DID TO ME XD
lol. I was trying to COMPLEMENT you!!!! :D
Well THANK you.
Well THANK you.
WENT PRO!
This is great. Has Mr. Roberts seen it?
OH MY GOD IT'S BRYCE!
No, he hasn't. This is more of a "me" project, if you don't know what I mean.
Gotcha. Just wondered.
I like it! One or two things you need to keep in mind, though (assuming you're wanting a band to play your music, which you already confirmed). First, KEY SIGNATURE!!! D flat has way too many flats for any woodwind player to play those runs. =P Make it a friendlier key—I always like the key of F when I have to play fast runs. The E natural is easier on the oboe than E flat is, and F sharp is cleaner on a clarinet than F natural (especially for trills). At 54, the woodwind runs are almost certainly going to be drowned out by the rest of the band. I would recommend cutting out some instruments. For example, leave out all winds (besides the runs, of course) except for bass clarinet, bassoon, alto, tenor, and bari saxes. Then, on the repeat, add trumpets, horns, and low brass. You may also want to include the alto saxes in the runs just to make sure it's heard. Also at 54, I would have the 2nd and 3rd clarinets play together rather than 1sts and 2nds, because 1sts and 2nds are, in most cases, the stronger players. At 45, the triplets in the flute solo are so fast they're almost impossible for most players (especially when it goes into arpeggios at 47).
Now for just some tips to make it sounds really nice (these are not at all required; they're just things I would probably do if it were my song). At 49, instead of having the trumpet soloist play the same notes as the flute and clarinet, I would have the trumpet harmonize. This just makes it more interesting to listen to. In fact, you might have the clarinet do a little harmony, too. After 27 (when the bassoon joins the soli), you might want to also add the bass clarinet. First of all, the bass clarinet is louder. If the bassoon is not present in the band or is not heard, the soli will sound very repetitive. With something like bassoon, oboe, or euphonium, it's usually better to cue it in another part just in case.
That's all the advice I've got for now. I'm glad my music inspired somebody. =) Hope I've helped somehow.