Well, hello again

[allanh]

Hi folks. It's been a long time since I was here, but all other social media avenues for promoting my music has caused me so much anguish with their advertising, I have come back to the place it all began.

I have been writing a lot of Recorder music for some friends and groups over the past few years, but recently been trying to improve my orchestral writing.

This is a piece that began as a second movement for a symphony ( may still go that way), but I have finished it in respect that I have given up on it at the present moment. BTW the first movement has been started.

I hope everyone has been well and not given in to this covid pandemic.

Symphony2-2 Adagio

https%3A//soundcloud.com/allan-h-jones/symphony-2-2-adagio

Score to follow.

Score

www.scoreexchange.com/scores/564144.html



Allan H.

[dko22]

Glad I discovered this -- the opening is gorgeous and builds nicely from 2'55". The climax is perfectly tasteful compared to so many people who would overblow something like this. I thought at 5'12" this was going to more formally develop but rather it seems to be a restart for a rather different sort of treatment as we move on and finally reach the imaginative coda which brings us back to the starting point.

The only thing I'd perhaps like to see is more counterpoint with lines weaving in and out which would make everything move forward with a greater sense of inevitability. But I am captivated by your melodic gifts and the sort of intimacy you capture so do try to make a complete symphony out of this! The Options for Euphonium which follows on straight after is a delight.

[allanh]

Thanks for your comments, (David!). The formal development part at 5 was an option that I was going to take, but decided against it. The counterpoint is something I am working on. Listening to, and score reading many of the old and new symphonies has made a difference to my writing. Thanks again.

Options for Euphonium is published by Forton Music. I believe Rob Rainford is a member here.

[Joseph]

Finally made the time to listen! Well done, Herbie, well done. I think this is a lovely Adagio.

[allanh]

Thanks for your comments Joe. Almost completed the 1st movement which I will post here soon.

[dko22]

will look forward to it!