richierichards99
Thank you very much Mr. Lines, I agree with Schoenberg's words. "Variety must never endanger comprehensibility or logic." I think these very words could give me some orientation in my future works.

 stephenlines
Continued from previous post... [I]Intelligibility in music seems to be impossible without repetition but repetition without variation can easily produce monotony, juxtaposition of distantly related elements can easily degenerate into nonsense, especially if unifying elements are omitted. Only so much variation as character, length and tempo required should be admitted: the coherence of motive forms should be emphasized.[/I] If you take these words to heart I think your composing skills will increase immeasurably. Best wishes and good luck. Stephen Lines

 stephenlines
Hi Richie - dangerous thing to ask for honest criticism of one's work...a thick skin is required. Any comments I make will be restricted to harmony, counterpoint and form...you'll not be interested whether or not your music is to my taste so I won't comment on that. I will say that Schoenberg's words very strongly influence my own compositions, viz: [I] ..a piece of music consists of various parts which differ more or less in content, character and mood; in tonality, size and structure. These permit presentation of an idea from various viewpoints, producing those contrasts on which variety is based. Variety must never endanger comprehensibility or logic. Comprehensibility requires limitations of variety, especially if notes, harmonies, motive-forms or contrasts follow each other in rapid succession. Rapidity obstructs one's grasp of an idea - thus, pieces in rapid tempo have less variety. See my next post for more...

 richierichards99
Any comments or critics regarding my scores would be welcome...