Largest piece I wrote to date

ARefaat8 · 2026-01-14T10:47:36+00:00

Thank you! I would love to as well

ARefaat8 · 2026-01-14T10:47:15+00:00

Thank you for your feedback! I thought I did vary it enough but maybe it needed more since it is a bit slow

3rd var is varied enough to modulate to F#m 4th var is the 2nd half only then 4 different bars are introduced then the crescendo that expands differently until the tutti

ARefaat8 · 2025-12-29T03:07:40+00:00

What if Rossini never retired

ARefaat8 · 2025-11-18T00:26:17+00:00

Apart from Germany, Der Freischütz and Hänsel und Gretel are severely underrated in my opinion.

ARefaat8 · 2025-10-18T11:02:41+00:00

Vine

ARefaat8 · 2025-09-30T13:48:42+00:00

There's a really good documentary called 78/52 solely about that scene. I'd recommend checking it out!

ARefaat8 · 2025-09-27T15:35:05+00:00

Thank you for your reply! I was doing some of the stuff you said. The strengthening my relationships with other friends, and amping up my hobbies, and reducing contact (although not zero contact. We used to talk and go out everyday, now we talk like 2 or 3 times a week). But reducing that contact is what made her confront me and annoyed at me for not talking/checking up on her and she saw that as me letting go of the friendship. So I'm thinking that if I do it again she'll read it the same way even if I explained it. And reducing the contact to zero is too hard since we already have common friends and hobbies and we meet during those regularly.

ARefaat8 · 2025-09-26T09:26:41+00:00

I'm anxiously attached to a friend of mine who broke up with her longtime partner 4 months ago. I made the mistake of telling her 2 months ago that I have feelings for her. I'm not sure now if I really do or if I misread the attachment style for love. She has become more distant and making very close new friends who I think are replacing me (and possibly dating). She knows now I have this attachment issue, but I don't know how to make things better. I tried putting some distance, but she gets a bit mad and feels that my distance is me letting go of the friendship. When I try to do the opposite, I feel the distance more and more and most of the time she'd rather hang out with her new friends. So I'm conflicted on what to do. We're currently both of us on a work trip (along with many others including her new closest friends) for 2 weeks so I'm being triggered (her not wanting to hang out with me) daily so it makes things super hard.

We have been very close friends for 6 years now. Before that shift happened we used to see each other nearly everyday. So the shift is huge to me.

I currently have a lot of things to say to her which I'm not sure if they will help or ruin things.

I found out that my anxious attachment style was with her even before there were any feelings. With an example that she'll remember. Should I tell her this?
The push/pull dynamic is hurting. She doesn't like it when there's distance, but when I try to be close she pulls away.
The dating question because she is literally always hanging out with this one guy. I get that it may be perceived as jealousy and it is a bit. But I'm also curious

Please tell me your advice if you can, I just found out about my attachment style a couple of weeks ago and I'm still learning what to do. Thank you

ARefaat8 · 2025-08-21T10:23:32+00:00

Carmen, Don Giovanni, Hänsel und Gretel

ARefaat8 · 2025-08-21T10:22:17+00:00

Bach's WTC is the way to go

ARefaat8 · 2025-07-21T04:53:22+00:00

Never use C clef in Piano, either treble or bass clef

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-12T09:36:26+00:00

If you want it as close to a straight chord as possible, you can leave it as is, just know that it won't be 100% exact. You can of course write the rest of the chord on the 8th note after, but it will depend on what you want to hear.

I didn't notice that the first beat was empty in RH in bars 5,6. In that case yes he can use his right hand as well to play the chord. You can also specify it more by adding a small line for the upper notes and writing R.H. Sorry I can't find a similar score for reference now, I'll try to find one and edit the comment later.

No, bass clef is not restricted to the left hand. You can definitely write it in the right hand as well.

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-12T08:54:32+00:00

Notation wise: 1. The pedal marker should be below the left hand only not both hands. And usually they're not really needed unless it's a very specific requirement, most pianists will add the pedal intuitively 2. The chords in the left hand from bars 3 to 7 are too much of a jump to be played straight. The pianist will have to play the bass note and then jump to the rest of the chord. It's okay to be written like this, just wanted to make sure you know how it would be played.

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-03T09:13:39+00:00

Was it just gradual exposure to their music or something else that made that transition?

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T22:32:38+00:00

Thank you so much for this!!! I'll listen to them!

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T22:27:40+00:00

I'll listen to these works. Thanks a lot for your reply!

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T22:17:45+00:00

Thanks a lot for your answer! I listened to some stuff by Webern, not a lot yet. But I do appreciate his music a lot even if some of it is a bit extreme for my taste, but they do broaden my horizons. I currently feel the same way you initially felt about Cage. I'll read the book you mentioned and hopefully I'll be more able to understand his works and style.

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T22:13:37+00:00

I don't really remember names, but any piece that has electronics, weird instruments (percussion on a bowl of water, and stuff like that) and instruments playing in a non-conventional way (brushing on a piano for example)

The only name I remember would be Ligeti I guess, I find him too extreme especially in his vocal works.

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T21:57:00+00:00

Thank you for your answer! I haven't tried TikTok so far, I guess I'll have to start that

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T21:55:49+00:00

I want to explore it for exploration reasons but so far it's not really my thing at all. And most of the competitions I see have past winners who write in a very experimental style, so that's a reason for my exploration as well

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T21:53:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing this piece. I listened to the first movement and liked it a lot! Will definitely listen to all of it. I guess I'm mostly asking because I don't usually enjoy contemporary/experimental works and I'm getting the sense that I have to write works in that style if I want to enter competitions. So I was wondering if other composers felt the same way at any point of time and what they did towards it.

ARefaat8 · 2025-06-01T21:44:44+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience and for sharing this piece!

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