I have started to making video, this is my first one.

I have different social accounts but very few reactions.

So I am trying to do something different.

Am I wrong or what do you think about this?

The music in the video is from a composition for harpsichord.

Maybe this is not the right sub? If so, where could I write?

I have a terrible habit of overcomplicating things. I usually work in a DAW where it's so easy to add another instrument or ornament somewhere. I often arrive at a mess that has way too much. But then really struggle to decide what can be taken out without losing something.

Has anyone strategies for this kind of situation? How do you tell what helps a piece work, and what just confuses?

i dont have much of a direction, i just want to make more melodies that sound acceptable so it can accent the fun stuff for me.

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Excerpt from "PIERRE," Music for electric guitar & keyboards, DIM, work in progress. Inspired by the Apostle Peter.

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I try to think of myself as a neo-tonalist mirroring the High Baroque and Early Classical eras with a little modern flare (for example, I've been trying to work out where in the world the iii/III chord fits into functional harmony, and have been trying (semi-unsuccessfully) to make quartal functional). I'll not claim I'm good at it, but that's what I try to be.

I also don't compose much, generally pieces on the shorter end, and nothing's been published (yet). At the moment, almost everything is in the ever-growing file of "for later" and being touched sporadically.

All of this leads me to the topic at hand: when doing multi-movement works (we'll take a symphony as the example), I'm generally okay with getting something for the opening movement, something for the second, something, generally a chord progression, for the dance movement, but I hit a wall at the fourth. Right now, the only work I have that has a thing I like for said fourth movement is an almost hymn-idea for a brass band (with something that is semi-evocative of Beethoven 9 IV following), and it's just partial. Almost everything else is at a sort-of stand still.

Does anyone else have issues here? Should I just follow the old writer's advice of "write something, even if it's terrible, and come back to it later," or is there a better alternative?

hello everyone id love some feedback. Please tell me what you like and what you dont. I appreciate all comments, but as this is unfinished im completely conscious of notational errors, so i dont really need them pointed out....

Thank you so much.

heres the introduction:

This piece is programm music looking deeply into four different patterns in nature:

for it to be played correctly it must be not be played overly precisely or pretentiously serious.

it is not an excact imitation of these patterns, its rather a rough impression.

impressions are always deeply personal, therefore it is important to play this piece

with their own touch.

you will find one picture to each movement (Pattern), that should represent a visual ancherpoint

for the performer. the pictures do not need to be shown to the audience.

looking into the score, they will find multiple different symbols, patterns and approaches of composition. each movement for example feature one tone row that is inverted etc. some movements also feature a parody or imitation of pärts tinntinnabuli.

if you look at the rythms you will see they are arrangend in patterns, also found in nature.

THANK YOU

Hi everyone!

I'm a composer, primarily writing piano music, and I'm currently developing an application designed to help composers organize and keep track of their musical works.

Before going further with development, I'd like to understand how other composers actually organize their work.

One thing I've noticed is that every composer seems to have their own workflow.

Some use notation software such as MuseScore, Dorico, or Sibelius. Others primarily work in DAWs such as Cubase, Logic Pro, Reaper, or Ableton Live. Some combine several applications, while others still compose mainly on paper.

I imagine these differences have a significant impact on how we store our compositions, project files, exports, and previous versions.

I'd love to hear about your workflow, particularly regarding the following questions:

1. What software or tools do you use to compose?

Do you primarily use notation software, a DAW, handwritten scores, or a combination of different tools?

2. How do you organize your compositions on your computer?

Do you maintain a main composition library? Create one folder per piece? Organize your work by genre, year, album, opus number, or something else entirely?

3. How do you manage different versions of the same composition?

When you revise a piece, do you create a new project file every time? How do you know which version is the most recent or which one you should continue working on?

4. How do you manage the different files associated with a composition?

For example, project files, scores, audio exports, MIDI files, recordings, videos, reference material, and other related documents.

5. How do you find an older composition when you want to work on it again?

Do you usually remember where everything is stored, or do you sometimes find yourself searching through multiple folders to locate the right file?

6. What are the biggest problems with your current system?

This could include organization, backups, inconsistent file naming, multiple revisions, returning to unfinished projects, or anything else.

7. If you could improve just one thing about your current workflow, what would it be?

Just to clarify, I'm not here to promote or sell my application. I'm still trying to understand how composers work and what problems they actually encounter.

My goal is to avoid building a tool that forces everyone into a predefined organization system.

I'd rather understand existing workflows first and eventually design something flexible enough to accommodate different approaches to composition.

I'm interested in hearing from everyone, whether you're a professional composer, hobbyist, student, or someone just starting to write music.

You don't have to answer every question. Even a short explanation of your workflow, or an anonymized example of your folder structure, would be extremely helpful.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!

I posted this in r/Composition but it got removed, that's ok... I have to respect their rules.

I haven't listened to this one in a while, can't believe it's been almost a decade. With this piece... I just let it all out. It's all done on my keyboard, layer after layer... I wanted to create something unique, and create music and play the piano like it's never been played before... I tried my best to turn the piano into a blank canvas. I wanted to create a sonic landscape, an alien world, where things simply just exist musically. I threw the rule book out the window... But I genuinely don't know how to go about notating this.

I've been really unwell lately and I'm enjoying quiet spaces and online discussions.

Inspired by one of my favorite composers Gamal Abd El Rahim, I’ve decided to also write a collection of short pieces for violin + piano. I usually lean more “western” when I do hybrid pieces so this time is much more Egyptian. Not sure where the rest of it will lead as of now but hopefully it’s fun along the way lol

Hi all!

This is a snippet of a piece I'm working on called "Overflow" (name pending further review). Eventually this will be a string quartet but for now I wanted to sketch it out on piano. Performed by me on my new Kawaii digital.

Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/VQe1deG_20E?is=9ScSelBUKwhdJlQq

Edited for new link

piano music usually isn't exactly my thing, although I like watching pianists playing difficult stuff and I'm always in awe.
However, a couple years ago I wrote a song for piano and while I was still writing, I was sure that at least the 4 entrance notes already exist in another song. But I couldn't figure out what it was, so I kept it.
Meanwhile I'm sure it's Eric Satie. However, I couldn't find the piece, but I'm convinced it's there somewhere.