The Great Gallop

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The Great Gallop

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I hope it's not too boring. ;-) 2 minutes long, modified wind ensemble.

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Joel-Marler

2008-10-16 02:13:08

Nice rhythm

I really like the rhythm throughout the piece, its quite strong - I couldnt help tapping my feet in time with it. the rhythm at around 45 seconds into the piece is particularly effective. The harmonics during the first 20 or so seconds and the 'conversation' between the different instruments is great too. The only bad point in the song is I think the ending is a bit too sudden - Im only just getting the hang of ending pieces, but I've found out that 'hinting' that the piece is going to end soon before the actual coda begins works well in preparing the listener for the end. Still one of my favourite pieces on this site though :)

Esn responds:

Thanks a lot for your review!

I agree that the ending is a bit underworked, and you're right that it could've been extended a little. Although frankly, I suspected the opposite; I was afraid that the ending passage was too predictable.

The rhythm of the piece could be made even better if some instruments weren't so slow on the attack that it feels like they're playing a bit behind the beat. Maybe I'll learn how to fix that some day and update the file.

DefenseAssassin

2007-04-26 19:43:48

nicely done

It was good. I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.