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Hi all .... everyday I look at the numbers viewing the board.

So many "viewers" .... in comparison to ....."posters".

Once again I encourage all to participate.

If there are any reasons/concerns that inhibit your participation - please let us know!

All comments respectfully shared are most welcome. 

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what is the size of the orchestra?

I do love it, musically, but as a symphony movement I can't say I'm convinced. It lacks, at least to my idea of what a symphony represents, the heft/weight required.

however, that said, I could see this as an inner movement of a symphony.
but this is just my own preconceptions of what a symphony represents structurally.

one of the reasons I am not convinced it works as a symphony movement, least of all as a 1st movement, is the harmonic zone it covers. it's your usual brilliant orchestration and pointilistic self, immediately recognizable and enjoyable. I don't know that it really ranges far enough in any direction, however.

still, I very very much enjoyed it, as usual with your works.
it does have a bit of a Sharks vs Jets "Cool" vibe to it.

Well, if the time of the Zoom conference was Noon E.S.T. in Europe it would be 5 or 6 and on the west coast 9 AM.  In Thailand Midnight etc.

I think we could find a common time for most forum users.

The trick is to find a discussion topic that is accessible/interesting for all.

Suggestions?  It should be light and friendly.

Mark

Reha,
 
A million thanks.

 
I always appreciate your detailed listening and your germane comments.
 
I'm going to take out the trills and see how that works.
 
The solo instruments in NP3 don't always measure up, especially with ornaments. And the winds are not created from samples, but are synthesized, which explains some of the lack of character in clarinets and oboes.
 
I may even try the whole thing with GPO5, which I used in the original version.
 
Cheers,
Jer

Note: I just uploaded a brand new version after a large overhaul, adding better transitions and some much tighter orchestration. If you gave this a listen prior to 3/28, I think this is big improvement. I think the writing is now complete. I may go ahead and engrave this for sharing before I get too deep in the other movements.

I love your ideas.... each little motif is very clever. I love the rhythms, the emptiness at times... and your use of instruments.

Hi Sally! Sorry I missed this comment, and thank you so much for your kind words.

I'd love to know more about how you work. Using the words of others ... I find your work very quirky and intriguing... And strangely accessible.

Without getting too wordy, my process is pretty messy. I typically sketch quickly, then refine over and over, until nothing of the original idea remains. I write using a sequencer and a "piano roll" view, which I find quite natural. It makes me think about harmony and orchestration in a very different way.

Are you dead set on this being a symphony?

That's the current plan, but I go where my music leads me, so you never know.

These are only my musings and I don't mind if you totally disagree with me!

Thank you so much for your musings! I am grateful for feedback of any kind.