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I wanted to provide this score so we can evaluate the areas that need engraving. Here is a laundry list of things that need to be changed. You can go through the score and see how chaotic things are pre-engraving, and how much work needs to be done to make the music playable.
Read MoreThis set of canons is remarkable and charming. The counterpoint in them is quite advanced for a young composer (see the program note about when the first movement was written). Yet, there is still an artistic purpose in each movement and note choice.
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Aidan Caron’s wind ensemble work “Norwegian Portraits” is a raucous battle cry of a fanfare that elicits images of vikings and natural horn calls.
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Paul Brennan’s piece “Swinging on the Playground” is a light, lively, rag-time-inspired work for solo piano.
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This submission to the young composer score call brings to mind film music, outer space, romanticism, and the works of Gustav Holst.
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This piece features a lilting sense of phrasing, a consistent sense of meter, and a melody that will surely “sing” on a real instrument (the MIDI playback lacks the nuance required to fully experience it).
Read MoreP.M. Joyce’s work “Fairytale” is a well-polished work that would work well in a film score.
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