Hi all,
Tom: Thanks for following up. I appreciate you listening and even giving it multiple opportunities to "sit with your ears." That said, it should go without saying that you don't owe me anything: criticism, praise, advice, etc. In fact, reading between the lines of your post, I can assume the piece doesn't resonate with you and you're trying to figure out a way to say that nicely. It's already been said nicely :) lol In any event, I read on another forum where a guy said about criticisms of finished works something to the effect of, "do people that critique pieces that have been uploaded as final works, expect the composer to go back and alter the production. It's a done deal! (loosly paraphrasing his words). I'm in agreement with that. For instance, recently, William brought to light a legato issue in the viola of my trio. While I fully agreed with him, I'm not in a position to go back and "fix it." as there simply is too much music and I prefer to keep going forward. So with that, I say to you: you are free to criticize, praise, offer thoughts as you wish, with no judgment about the depth or quality of your response. If you simply say, "I like it" or "I don't", or even "I listened but don't have any opinion either way" I'll appreciate it all (except of course for blatant cruelty...read below)
Fabio: First, with regard to the gentlemen known for his comedy far more than his music, he continues to be the source of great amusement for those on another forum...many of whom have offered him their opinion of the Tchaikovsky. He has also been forcibly kicked out of forums dating back to as early as 2008. In short, he's simply not the kind of person I choose to listen to as his only goal is to elevate himself at the expense of others.
As to the project you described, I am wholeheartedly behind you pursuing this! It would be a fabulous, game changing tool to improve the efficiency of our productions. Are you a software engineer by trade (with a musical background obviously) that would have a hand in the actual design of such a tool, or simply a musician serving as a consultant to the software people?
All the best,
Dave