Title: Rhapsody in C, D, E, F
 

Hi Matt, Your hope is reali
 

Hi Matt,

Your hope is realized as far as I'm concerned. I enjoyed it.

I don't think more "breathing" time is necessary, any more than in, say, Ravel's "Bolero", which your composition reminds me of in some ways.

The scoring is rather interesting, e.g., the flute playing higher than the piccolo. I assume,though, that you are using the piccolo to represent some other instrument (an ocarina, perhaps?) since the piccolo can't play down in those regions.

But it works, for me anyhow, because, as I said, I did enjoy it. If the .not file is too large, you might considerr posting the midi version.

all best,
mgj

Thanks, MG! While I like co
 

Thanks, MG!

While I like composing, I've never really done serious scoring (i.e., for an actual orchestra). So although now I have a handy chart, when writing this piece I was just cutting the heel (the instrument range) so that the shoe (the melody/harmony) would fit.

I've never heard of Ravel's "Bolero" before. I'll look into it (no doubt viewing the score with MidiNotate).

-MG (Matt Gruen)