Thread: TC Composers Competition Round 2: Judging!

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles

Wasn't it established in the last one that voting lasts for two weeks?

Stop remembering things better than me. You're right.

My apologies, I forgot to mention in the OP. Yes it is two weeks, so that'll be the Monday in two weeks time whatever date that is.

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles

Wasn't it established in the last one that voting lasts for two weeks?

Not only that, but I just realized that Ramako put the time limit in the first post. I even looked for a limit reading posts twice. The brain does some interesting things at times. Anyway, thanks.

Originally Posted by Ramako

My apologies, I forgot to mention in the OP. Yes it is two weeks, so that'll be the Monday in two weeks time whatever date that is.

No it's there in the first few sentences. I just managed to completely miss it.

Originally Posted by mmsbls

No it's there in the first few sentences. I just managed to completely miss it.

So it does - I missed that too!

Originally Posted by aleazk

Well, because of that I never make prejudices.

Not that I am saying that the composers here are awful, but if I heard that composition I could have guessed that it was an early George Grumb prelude or something like that

A hard choice for me this time around, all the pieces had elements that intrigued me, sometimes repeated listening will bring out many new facets of works etc...but I'm going to go with:

1) Call and Entry...
2) Violin Sextet

Good job to all participants.

1. Violin Sextet
2. Gloomy Greenwich

Two fine examples of craftsmanship of two very distinct varities, I was very impressed by both.

1. Call and Entry for Méaoire Seatain (if this is not the winner of this round, I'll go !)
2. Violin Sextet

FYI, one entry is mine and shall be the piece that no one else claims at the end. I'll be gone before judging is over.

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles

FYI, one entry is mine and shall be the piece that no one else claims at the end. I'll be gone before judging is over.

You can just tell Ramako which is yours. He already vote, so it won't affect the anything.

Speaking of which, I really need to vote. I'll do it later today.

1. Violin Sextet
2. Call and Entry for Méaoire Seatain

1. Bittersweet Tears

2. Call and Entry for Méaoire Seatain

1. Call and Entry for Méaoire Seatain. The pacing of this piece is excellent although I was left wishing there was less portamento (I think that's the name of the technique) in the strings.
2. Gloomy Greenwich in E minor. I also liked the pacing of this piece. I think the even tempo demanded additional development of the dynamics on a very small scale which perhaps did not come out in this recording.

I liked the beginning of Bittersweet Tears but quickly tired of the flute flutter-tonguing near the end of the piece. More judicious use of this technique and perhaps further development using alternative ornamentation(s) would have made this piece a winner for me.

I enjoyed each piece and had a hard time selecting the winners. My first impression of Call and Entry was difficulty understanding what I was hearing. After several listenings (and some thoughts from my daughter who's a music student), I came to appreciate the content more. I will be very interested in hearing more about the work later.

In the end I'll vote for the following:

1) Violin Sextet
2) Bittersweet Tears

Originally Posted by Klavierspieler

You can just tell Ramako which is yours. He already vote, so it won't affect the anything.

Speaking of which, I really need to vote. I'll do it later today.

And yet again I forgot.

Oh well. I'll get to it before the deadline.