| PROF | COMPOSITION | SCORE | Themes/ Melodies | Orchestr. | Harmon. | Develop. | My taste | Originality | COMMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Elevation | 9.25 | 9.25 | :-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | The 60s Blues | 7.00 | 7.00 | Too linear, with the same accompaniment all time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Gaspains | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Red Islands | 6.00 | 6.00 | Again, a linear accompaniment, as usually built using Band in a Box for example, but without more appealing variations. Anyway, the melody line is very adequate for the genre and well done. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Piano Concert 1, mov 2 | 8.95 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 9.70 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | Reminds me Villa Lobos sometimes. I think it should have more interaction between piano and orchestra. We have 80% of orchestra here and 20% of piano (or less), what is too few for a piano concert. More piano parts should be developed. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Altman Sonata for piano | 8.58 | 8.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 7.00 | A true sonata, 100% classical. Notice that only piano loses points, because it is not so demanding, specially for midi. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Friday's Waltz | 6.67 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D | Alien Wars | 6.80 | 6.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Funk (A Brief Insanity) | 6.00 | 6.00 | It has a baroque style underground, while played with modern rythms at beginning. Then it changes to a fine chord progression, but then the beaten rythms don't fit, it was very weird. And at the end, changed to a orchestral piece ending with weird rhytm accompaniments. I think the music could be very better if you take out the percussion and build a different orchestration. The soul of the music is classical. Wow... I am listening it a second time now and, PLEASE, take out the percussion track! I muted it, and the music was so better!!!!!!!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Piano Conc. #6 Mov3 Op38 | 9.50 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 9.10 | 10.00 | 8.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Accordions Duet Op42 | 8.75 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 9.50 | 8.50 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | Trio No 1 | 9.00 | 9.00 | A perfect jazz tune. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | Battle of Fleetzan 2002 | 7.67 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | Horses of the Time | 8.00 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Standing Man | 8.42 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 8.50 | It repeats too much the same theme, based on few bars, changing only the orchestration. In fact, the theme doesn't develop. | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | Walk of the Grave | 8.00 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | The Eagle and the Child | 8.40 | 8.40 | Mr 007 Bond strikes in some bars... | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Mary Edna | 8.10 | 8.10 | Very interesting replay using piano of the main theme. A little more variations with the theme could help. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Never Again | 7.26 | 7.30 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | Only piano loses points. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Piano Studio 3 | 7.80 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 9.50 | Only piano loses points. | |||||||||||||||||||
| C | A Strange Song | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Handel's Great Drunk | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | Reinvent | 6.25 | 8.50 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Circa 21 | 7.83 | 8.50 | 7.00 | 8.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | It has highs and lows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | Sister Ann Joins the Carnival | 8.13 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 7.30 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | It has highs and lows. Very highs and very lows! A mixture of styles, rythms and themes. The part which starts at 4:00 is very better, but doesn't last very much and changes to some carnival rythm. Then changes again and again and again... It should be named "Verne's Travels Around the World in 12 Minutes of Midi Music". | ||||||||||||||||||
| B | Hungry Heart | 5.50 | 5.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Pilate Shrugged | 5.50 | 5.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | I Am Myself | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Shadowplay Waltz | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C | Entrance of the Scholars | 7.82 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.80 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | The World is Round | 6.40 | 6.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Hallelujah Chorus | 5.75 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Chesh Lank | 7.67 | 8.00 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 8.00 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | String Quartet mov 1 | 8.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 7.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A | String Variations | 9.33 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | My One and Only Love | 7.17 | 6.00 | 10.00 | 6.50 | 7.50 | 6.00 | 7.00 | The melodies are absolutely predictable. I really don't see beauty nor appealing chord progressions (good harmonies). The best thing here is the orchestration. It uses the orchestration to catch the listener. Abrupt end, without good construction. | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | The Enchanted Storm | 8.26 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 7.75 | 7.80 | 8.00 | A lot of good orchestration and sound effects. I would be very unfair if I score it at the same level of other submissions with more true melodies and beauty. You have a bias, to base all composition in orchestration. Such way to make things can sound good in a movie, when you listen the music once or twice and the music just follow the sound effects. But it really doesn't work when you listen this kind of music several times, in a more demanding way. | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | Dawn | 8.87 | 9.00 | 9.70 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 9.50 | 8.00 | The end could be better worked. The development is not so good as other aspects of the composition. Also, it reminds me some video game music. | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | Boris and Natasha | 8.97 | 9.50 | 9.80 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 9.00 | 8.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Scherzo on Bee 10 | 8.70 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 9.20 | 7.50 | 9.30 | It has several elements of the 9th symphony. But I think the orchestration is not developed enough. | |||||||||||||||||||
| C | End of the Storm | 9.08 | 9.50 | 8.50 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 9.50 | 9.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Symphony 2, mov 1 | 8.15 | 8.20 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.20 | Don't you think the start is too much abrupt!? The composition has highs and lows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Symphony 2, mov 2 | 9.33 | 10.00 | 9.10 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 10.00 | 9.90 | This movement is very better. Why so much difference? Modern and great! | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Gran Ciaccona | 8.41 | 9.80 | 9.65 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Concert 43, mov 1 | 9.08 | 9.50 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | Veliki Traven | 7.00 | 9.00 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 6.50 | 7.00 | 7.00 | I think some chords are wrong (or the notes above the chords for using in BB). | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | Astro Odyssey | 8.50 | 9.50 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | The Proposition | 7.75 | 8.50 | 7.50 | 6.00 | 7.70 | 7.00 | 9.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Fantasia | 8.88 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 8.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B | Night on the Town | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Chinatown | 5.80 | 5.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL AVERAGE | 7.64 | 8.78 | 8.31 | 8.83 | 7.52 | 7.70 | 7.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||