linuxaudio.org

Greetings Julien!
Thanks for the comments! Yes, I will agree with you, Adventa was

written way more 'in a single session' sort of way on my keyboard, in

comparision to Infinite, which was just stitched together almost.
With Adventa, I sort of wanted to experiment with changing keys by

doing 'passing chords' (I think that's what they're called) to get

from the key of C minor to the key of A minor and back.My piano

teacher, whom I'm currently doing jazz piano with, was a great help in

explaining the general method of doing it.
Any suggestions on how to improve the sound of the brass? Should I eq

it a little bit?
As for the style of it, I will admit that I do tend to go for a dark

film-esque kinda style, i.e minor keys everywhere and such, as well as

perhaps being influenced quite a bit by the keyboard orchestra

interludes that metal bands such as Cradle of Filth and to a lesser

extent (but still good music) Dimmu Borgir and Dethklok would do.
One final thing before I finish, I'm also quite fond of messing about

with chords/melodies to see what works, as opposed to just sitting

down with a music theory book and reading my way through it. It can be

so much fun attempting to apply what you read/have been told play

around with it to see what works and what doesn't
Thanks for reading this wall of text!
Andrew.
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Julien Claassen  wrote:

quoted text
> Hello andrew1

>  I just listened to the two pieces. I like them generally. But they don't

> sound too sure of themselves. It sounds, like you weren't sure if to let go

> and just do, what was in your mind at times.

>  Another thing is, that when it comes to the brass work, a little more

> attention might do wonders. It sounds a little to canned there.

>  But the main intention I perceive behind these pieces - in this is clearly

> absolutely personal opinion - is interesting. A mixture of orchestral

> ensemble and classical style, with a hint of jazzy/poppy bits. Not really

> soundtrack, there's a subtle difference somehow, which makes me go off the

> scent of soundtracks. :-)

>  I think it may be in musical theory, but I'm more for just practise, simply

> doing msuic and the tricks just come with time. :-) At least that's how I

> learnt a lot, which explains even more. :-)

>  Kindly yours

>          Julien

>

> --------

> Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles)

>

> ======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ========

> http://ltsb.sourceforge.net

> the Linux TextBased Studio guide

> ======= AND MY PERSONAL PAGES AT: =======

> http://www.juliencoder.de

>

_______________________________________________

Linux-audio-user mailing list

Linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org

http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user