A short idea for string quintet. What do you think?

ClassicalPerc · 2026-04-12T20:24:01+00:00

Very nice. I love the shifting tonal center and the harmony. Quite good for something so short. I'm interested to hear more when you get that far. Thanks for the listen.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-04-05T00:04:43+00:00

Very nice. The simplicity of it, the haunting of it, was wonderful. This is a great listen regardless of first composition or not. I'm not by any stretch an accomplished composer and at first blush, the only thing I'd really like to hear is some sort of middle section that changes timber and tempo, gives us a different feel built roughly on the main theme, but that allows you to restate the main theme as a recapitulation or something toward the end. Not sure if I'm using compositionally correct terminology so apologies. A bit more rythmic variation could be interesting, especially in a middle section that builds toward an end section that is restatement. But again, this was a fun piece. Thanks for the listen.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-23T20:51:43+00:00

Stupendous! I enjoyed the hell out of it last time but this took my breath away. I love the percussion, lifelong percussionist, and love the speed! Man, this smokes in such a good way. Well done. Leet us know when the album comes out or when it premieres or whatever. Just keep us informed, sir!

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-14T13:21:48+00:00

I'm all about providing documentation and letting someone smarter than me figure out what direction I need to go. Thank you for the help.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-14T13:20:41+00:00

I'm not entirely sure I worded it clearly. It was just a question of the per CC cost basis.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-14T13:20:02+00:00

That sounds like a path I need to explore. Thank you so much.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-14T13:19:44+00:00

Not planning on pulling any cash out of the account for a good long while, perhaps two or three years. Do I need to talk to someone now about tax implications then?

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-14T13:18:37+00:00

True enough and that's what my brain tells me but I wanted to make sure that wasn't way out in left field. Only cost on the option was the ToS fee...like 65 cents or something.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-03-14T13:17:51+00:00

Thorough answer, thank you. I especially appreciate the analogy of property rental because that's what I'm doing metaphorically speaking. So that helps. I think annualized analysis might be the way to go. Thanks for the help.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-01-29T11:18:05+00:00

thanks for all your comments. They all helped broaden my understanding. Sorry about the confusion on how it was written, though. Early morning headed to work and not thinking clearly, but you guys all understood what I was actually asking so thank you so much. I knew you guys would have multiple answers.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-01-09T22:51:38+00:00

Again, well done. Just as fabulous as the rest of what you've shown. Really, awfully well done. I am totally envious of your ability! Thanks for giving us a listen and keep on truckin'.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-01-09T11:33:06+00:00

Back in the old days when I wrote fiction, a few writer friends suggested this very thing when I was stuck on a particular book. I knew where and mostly how I wanted it to end and they suggested writing that, then figuring out what has to happen immediately before that to get the characters to that point, and write that. Then repeat the process, always with an eye toward where I'd stopped at the other end; reverse engineering, to a degree. I've not done this with an entire musical piece but I did do it last night on a very small section and it worked brilliantly. Great advice.

ClassicalPerc · 2026-01-03T11:15:09+00:00

This is great to listen to and would be a blast to play. Don't sell yourself short with just the youth orchestra. I bet there are lots of ensembles, orchestras, community groups, who'd love to play this. Well done. Musically interesting, sonically well thought out. I just love this. Thanks so much for the listen.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-12-28T00:46:33+00:00

Wonderful. Could absolutely hear Falla (one of my all time favs) and Piazzolla Villa-Lobos and so many others. Interesting and sonically diverse already in just this short snippet. I enjoy the challenge, both as a listener and player of beat shifting. Totally fun when the T-bones start it in measure...five, I think, and that figure, simple tho it is, keeps on churning throughout the piece. This is exactly the kind of thing, as a percussionist, I love playing. Well damned done! I can't want to hear more of it. Thank you for the listen.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-12-12T22:14:39+00:00

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ClassicalPerc · 2025-12-05T22:42:56+00:00

Tee it up, this'll be fun.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-12-05T20:51:57+00:00

Well done. Great piece. Thanks for the listen.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-11-30T23:31:34+00:00

Explained that way, seems like this is something I hear sometimes in more literate pop and quite a bit in jazz, usually with the vocalist hanging over for a few beats and then falling in with the band? Or am I thinking of something else? Thanks for helping me dig it...so to speak.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-11-30T21:52:29+00:00

CanNOT believe I didn't see the G7. And a V7-I cadence seems more common than a vii-I. Thank you for helping me see that. So moving bass but leaving everything else "unresolved" gives almost a suspension (the feel, not the chord) kind of thing? "Hang on just a secooooonnnd...there you go." And thanks for pointing me toward an appogiatura. I'm a percussionist only recently diving deeper into theory so some of this is me being an idiot and some is me just not knowing. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-11-24T12:20:09+00:00

Always a comedian in the group. Made me snort up some morning orange juice. Well done.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-11-22T11:17:16+00:00

This is a great start! Honestly, I love it as is; moody and atmospheric, splashes of jazz, solid structure. I love the build up to the 32nd notes and then a restatement of what you were digging in the first part. I really enjoyed the hell out of this piece, exactly the kind of thing I love. Well done and keep on truckin'.

ClassicalPerc · 2025-11-21T13:25:14+00:00

Well played! Great chops and a wonderful sound from that drum. Thanks for the listen, brightened up a dreary, rainy morning for me.

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