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  • Need honest opinion on my two new compositions.

    www.alanjoseph.com/AJOctober.mp3
    and
    www.alanjoseph.com/AJNovember.mp3

    Composed by Alan Joseph Lastufka (that's me!)

    Orchestrated by D.H. Rottering


    PLEASE let me know if I should continue down this route or just put down the conductor's baton and pick my Ibenez back up...

    Thank you,

    AL

  • Hi Alan,

    I liked both pieces, but November stood out for me. I found the intimate settings refreshing (having heard a lot of filmesque demos on forums!) , although when you write something this exposed it really pays to have the Performance Set - especially with the violin in October.
    There were some nice points harmonically, but I think you could achieve something more interesting by writing the harmony with individual lines rather than thinking in block chords. Thanks for posting them - it would be good to hear more.

    Andy.

    p.s. Have a go at orchestrating them yourself, oh and leave the Ibanez in the case for a bit!