A Sketch in G for Orchestra - An homage to Ravel

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  • Опубліковано 22 лис 2024

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  • @CanelonVegano
    @CanelonVegano Рік тому +457

    Sounds actually unbelievable. I still think there's some weird stuff (not in this example tho haha) that needs to be worked on but this is definitely the way to go. Also, this composition is great! Really inspiring.

    • @thadbaileymai
      @thadbaileymai  Рік тому +67

      There’s definitely some kinks to be worked out, still! Particularly with dynamics and articulations.
      Most changes in dynamics have to be accompanied with hairpins or else artifacts come up, and I had to throw excessive slurs and staccato markings everywhere to balance out the differences amongst instruments/sections. Hopefully something that can be amended with updates!

    • @swaree
      @swaree Рік тому +21

      @@thadbaileymai I was listening to an old piece and a sfz scared the shit out of me lol

    • @RoseCadenza
      @RoseCadenza Рік тому +3

      @@swaree Aren't sfz supposed to do that though? lol

    • @Demour77
      @Demour77 Рік тому +15

      @@thadbaileymai Spot on, p seems to mean entirely different volume ranges for various instruments. I end up using the mixer to balance them out (doesn't fix it all though)

    • @tompw3141
      @tompw3141 Рік тому +5

      It felt like the Clarinet lacked... Presence. Like it was either too quiet, or the attack way too slow.
      Strings sound pretty awesome though!

  • @AmongstTheUnicode
    @AmongstTheUnicode Рік тому +349

    I’m genuinely surprised Musescore is completely free. This composition blew me away!

    • @kyoza5069
      @kyoza5069 Рік тому +11

      Yeah i mean you can literally do so much with it

    • @Zula_The_Squid
      @Zula_The_Squid Рік тому +54

      They earn enough through website subscriptions to make it possible and they are passionate and non-greedy enough to make their funds work. So satisfying to see community-financed passion projects avoiding to get money-horny and coming to fruition non the less.

    • @ScaffoldPvZ
      @ScaffoldPvZ Рік тому +5

      @@Zula_The_Squid fr i'm really grateful

    • @redo1122
      @redo1122 Рік тому +4

      This is what happens when software is made for people, not for profit

  • @CalebKwan.
    @CalebKwan. Рік тому +386

    Musescore’s Sound is finally not a joke, nice composition

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz Рік тому +4

      It's still a joke when it comes to piano, Muse Keys is the worst crap I've ever heard.

    • @JackWabbitTV
      @JackWabbitTV Рік тому +10

      Tbf its default sounds are better than Sibelius'

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz Рік тому +1

      @@JackWabbitTV Sibelius also used a soundfont, it's still disappointing compared to Noteperformer which is still the best thing to use when it comes to orchestral audio.

    • @t1m0thyduk3
      @t1m0thyduk3 Рік тому

      @@PiotrBarcz they sound pretty good to me

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz Рік тому

      @@t1m0thyduk3 Take a listen to Noteperformer, it blows them out of the water.

  • @josephalvarez5315
    @josephalvarez5315 Рік тому +286

    Great composition. Muse sounds is just so great

    • @thadbaileymai
      @thadbaileymai  Рік тому +43

      Thank you! Yeah I’m just blown away that free notation software is this good now.

    • @marshallgrey2159
      @marshallgrey2159 Рік тому +13

      @@thadbaileymai we can have nice things after all

    • @kevinv.m.94
      @kevinv.m.94 Рік тому +4

      It's much more inspiring to compose music from this point of time. MuseScore is a game changer.

  • @raphinoj3848
    @raphinoj3848 Рік тому +102

    The inspiration from ravel's " Le tombeau de couperin " is very clear and i love it !

    • @edwardkim2416
      @edwardkim2416 Рік тому +6

      i love that song played by moinet

    • @Liam-vs9vg
      @Liam-vs9vg Рік тому +1

      @@edwardkim2416 or by Keigo Mukawa !

    • @MonkeyBars1
      @MonkeyBars1 Рік тому +3

      Yeah definitely Ravel vibes, tasty. MS4 sounding superb

  • @sebastian-benedictflore
    @sebastian-benedictflore Рік тому +94

    I am frigging in love with musescore 4. So happy and impressive with the folks over at their team

  • @AlvaroALorite
    @AlvaroALorite Рік тому +34

    I can tell this is a "variation" on Ravel's Prelude from le tombeau de Couperin!
    Great exercise!

    • @codruverde8503
      @codruverde8503 Рік тому +3

      I had this exact thought when I listened to it :))

    • @seheyt
      @seheyt Рік тому +3

      Yeah it is pretty obvious

    • @Puttipossu
      @Puttipossu Рік тому

      I thought that was just reverse Couperin, but it really was variation.

  • @FFehse-dk9is
    @FFehse-dk9is Рік тому +60

    Beautiful! Reminds me of Ralph Vaughan Williams

    • @dunamiswilliams
      @dunamiswilliams Рік тому +1

      My exact thought at the beginning

    • @Minilena
      @Minilena Рік тому +1

      I was about to say the same! Lovely

    • @andrewgreig1854
      @andrewgreig1854 Рік тому +1

      ... I heard references to The Lark Ascending. Very nice.

  • @InventorZahran
    @InventorZahran Рік тому +20

    If I wasn't listening carefully and didn't already know this was MuseSounds, I would've thought it was a real performance, or at least a really good professional-grade VST. The fact that MuseScore now offers such realistic playback quality is nothing short of impressive!

  • @micahmaynard8732
    @micahmaynard8732 Рік тому +23

    Very reminiscent of Le Tombeau de Couperin by Ravel. I really like it!

  • @IanKnowland
    @IanKnowland Рік тому +7

    I hear beautiful shades of "Le Tombeau de Couperin" and I'm loving it

  • @flyingbananapeel6495
    @flyingbananapeel6495 Рік тому +60

    Beautiful composition!!

  • @wolfgangsta
    @wolfgangsta Рік тому +21

    Beautiful! The ascending quartal motif in the strings especially got me. I can't say I'm familiar with Hisaishi, but your piece has piqued my interest in his work too!
    A couple minor notes on notation:
    In the section beginning at m. 36, the ascending chromatic lines would be better notated with sharps so that they don't immediately have to be canceled.
    It's also good practice, when you're finished with your score, to make the final system stretch to the edge of the page, adjusting the measure count in the previous pages as necessary so there isn't any noticeable change in horizontal spacing. (I hope this is something MuseScore can make automatic in the future!)
    If this is your first orchestral piece, I can only imagine things will go up for you from here. Keep it up!

    • @thadbaileymai
      @thadbaileymai  Рік тому +3

      Thank you, I appreciate the helpful and constructive feedback! My engraving skills definitely need some improving, so hopefully subsequent pieces I upload have fewer notable issues.

  • @TheRythimMan
    @TheRythimMan Рік тому +16

    I really like this composition. Muse sounds does a great job with the audio playback. Now it will be easier than ever to see creative work shine.

  • @codascheuer8426
    @codascheuer8426 Рік тому +32

    Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! There’s this amazing lightness and fluttery-ness to the music, and it takes you away on this short but wonderful journey. Love the use of extensions in the harmony, it added so much color. This reminded me of something by Takashi Yoshimatsu. And the playback on MuseScore is the closest now we can get to a live orchestra using a notation software, and it sounds amazing. Incredible work, and I can’t wait to see what else you write.

  • @LukeShalz
    @LukeShalz Рік тому +7

    Before seeing this I was like “no way I’m downloading another application on my phone, besides Musescore 3 is fine!” Now, it’s currently downloading on my Mac. Just WOW on the instrument quality!!!

    • @kyoza5069
      @kyoza5069 Рік тому +1

      Right the jump from 3 to 4 is so wild

  • @lukerichmond1319
    @lukerichmond1319 Рік тому +4

    Reminds me of ravel's le tombeau de couperin, its very pretty

  • @natureslullaby
    @natureslullaby Рік тому +3

    The fact this sounds better than my $1000 worth of sound libraries is sad..

  • @Leo-st9ti
    @Leo-st9ti Рік тому +1

    That pizzicato at the start was dope

  • @JonathanMacher
    @JonathanMacher Рік тому +11

    For a first attempt this is truly incredible! It's really inspiring to see!

  • @melissamurphyhorn
    @melissamurphyhorn Рік тому +16

    Beautiful composition - this sounds way better than the BBC orch library IMO.
    flute vibrato spot on

  • @pjotrkolster
    @pjotrkolster Рік тому +8

    Great work! I really gotta download musescore 4 as soon as I'm able. It's incredible.

  • @IStMl
    @IStMl Рік тому +5

    thx Tantacrul

    • @martinhsl68hw
      @martinhsl68hw Рік тому

      He should be world president

    • @IStMl
      @IStMl Рік тому

      @@martinhsl68hw he should but it would get called white privilege an he'd get cancelled

  • @AMoorkens
    @AMoorkens Рік тому +6

    Wowwww!!!!!!!!! I am very astonished by your piece, like woww, it's very much impressionism and goes to the levels of Debussy and even Ravel like woww great* job!!!

  • @catarinalunar
    @catarinalunar Рік тому +7

    possibly one of my all-time favorite compositions. Love chromatisms in part B! And the new soundfounts are great

  • @naustinfipecto6104
    @naustinfipecto6104 Рік тому +2

    I am in love with 1:07 . THAT FLUTE PART 😩

  • @QuietGuyCO-m5r
    @QuietGuyCO-m5r Рік тому +1

    Very nice!

  • @averagestudent5222
    @averagestudent5222 Рік тому +7

    Astounding!

  • @ArvidOlson
    @ArvidOlson Рік тому +3

    Great!
    Ireally like the Muse woodwind sounds.

  • @JXter_
    @JXter_ Рік тому +2

    I listened to your piano rendition of this which was excellent in its own right, but I must say, the orchestration techniques on display here are superb and really bring the composition to the next level.

  • @ronigabriel44
    @ronigabriel44 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful sketch! MuseScore 4 is a huge blessing for composers. Very realistic sounding and to think it's all freely available is WOW! Thanks for sharing!

  • @BetonBrutContemporary
    @BetonBrutContemporary Рік тому +8

    So Ravellian....I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

    • @Smin-f3h
      @Smin-f3h Рік тому +2

      Ravel is my favorite composer!

  • @Aspect0529
    @Aspect0529 Рік тому +2

    What a fantastic piece to showcase the power of MuseScore 4. Great job!

  • @johnp.w.hudson7192
    @johnp.w.hudson7192 Рік тому +4

    Lots of wonderful chord changes that bring out that impressionist feel. For a first piece in orchestra you’ve done well. I’d stay away from the melodic instrument repeating so much, especially rhythmically. Trade it off across other instruments, give it an answering call, that sort of thing. Your orchestration, especially balancing supporting instruments is especially good. I loved the rising bass line from the basement - moves the piece along very well and moved me, too. That’s what music should do, and judging from all of your fawning listeners, you nailed it. Keep writing! I’m going to subscribe!

  • @williamgeilermusic
    @williamgeilermusic Рік тому +1

    this piece is so flowing and free spirited, i love it! really nice work!

  • @nowitskevin3951
    @nowitskevin3951 Рік тому +2

    1:24 amazing chord.
    So well done.

  • @japavlic1
    @japavlic1 Рік тому

    Sounds lovely and I like how the music creates the impression of moving water slowly rising and falling, flowing wherever it needs to.

  • @jackswaney3086
    @jackswaney3086 Рік тому +1

    i knew musescore was the best. I knew it all along!
    great piece too

  • @wilkemusic397
    @wilkemusic397 Рік тому +1

    love it 💚

  • @MatthewHarperMusic
    @MatthewHarperMusic Рік тому +3

    Really lovely composition and I'm genuinely quite staggered by the quality of the sounds. They seem like a big upgrade from last time I used version 3.

  • @monsterandmaster
    @monsterandmaster Рік тому +1

    Very nice, lush and warm !

  • @ShirlyLyubomirsky
    @ShirlyLyubomirsky Рік тому

    Beautiful and light. So nice to hear something dreamy and yet its computer made. Musescore gives us the tools to sound like we are conductors of a real symphony. 🎉

  • @oaaees
    @oaaees Рік тому +1

    Sounds amaizing

  • @bensusser5786
    @bensusser5786 Рік тому +1

    This is such a beautiful piece! It would be so cool to see your composition process if possible!

  • @KavinAldermanJr
    @KavinAldermanJr Рік тому +2

    Really great!! Time to look more into MuseScore 4.. it looks amazing

  • @PipeDreamerJacques
    @PipeDreamerJacques Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful sketch!
    This would make a great organ scherzo movement too.

  • @jan-louisgens2998
    @jan-louisgens2998 Рік тому +1

    it sounds fantastic, great composition. the vibes are real

  • @RayJmusic
    @RayJmusic Рік тому +3

    a stunning composition, and it sounds phenomenal!

  • @Relflow
    @Relflow Рік тому +1

    more please.
    Great work with this.

  • @billclark5864
    @billclark5864 Рік тому +1

    So good Thad!!!

  • @TheJohnblyth
    @TheJohnblyth Рік тому +2

    Lovely sounds, but in particular I appreciate the composer’s voice here. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @Beanie1879
    @Beanie1879 Рік тому

    The melody is playful at that tempo. Love the Soundfont being used, it sounds so much like a real orchestra!

  • @CGRcomposer
    @CGRcomposer 8 місяців тому

    Well, this is simply amazing.

  • @TheUnderscore_
    @TheUnderscore_ Рік тому +1

    Wow, wow, wow! If you told me this was a real orchestra playing a professional composition, I'd probably believe you!
    On closer inspection, of course the playback isn't perfect, but wow, this is nothing short of amazing.

  • @nyuh
    @nyuh Рік тому +1

    WHOA THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

  • @martinhsl68hw
    @martinhsl68hw Рік тому +1

    Lovely!

  • @misterpenguine2869
    @misterpenguine2869 Рік тому +2

    Very talented.

  • @abubakartafida463
    @abubakartafida463 Рік тому

    I definitely see some inspiration from Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin. Absolutely stunning

  • @Joker25076
    @Joker25076 Рік тому +1

    If this is really your "first try" at orchestra - chapeaux!

  • @_I_like_music
    @_I_like_music Рік тому +1

    I love the new muse sounds dude, it makes playback great, especially in your composition, this is great dude

  • @GlennScottLacey
    @GlennScottLacey Місяць тому

    Beautiful

  • @me-ym4ly
    @me-ym4ly Рік тому +1

    of course my subscription expires right before all of it

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz Рік тому +1

    Nice composition!

  • @bameylan
    @bameylan Рік тому +1

    First attempt? That's really a master attempt! Bravo!

  • @CieMaKat
    @CieMaKat Рік тому

    Quality of this is simply unbeliveable!

  • @LeoEpicLegendEdition
    @LeoEpicLegendEdition Рік тому +1

    Amazing
    🤩🤩

  • @Suavissimo
    @Suavissimo Рік тому +1

    TBM> The structure of the opening motif was subconsciously inspired by Le Tombeau De Couperin...
    Beautiful! It did seem vaguely familiar, but I didn't think of Ravel till you mentioned it. 😉 I think your piece quite stands on its own, though. It's also a great demo of MuseScore 4's excellent orchestral sounds. Cheers!

  • @musicallyartisticjen2778
    @musicallyartisticjen2778 Рік тому +1

    Simply beautiful

  •  Рік тому +1

    The beginning reminds me of Prelude from Le Tombeau de Couperin.

  • @Ryan_Kiernan
    @Ryan_Kiernan Рік тому +1

    Gorgeous writing

  • @uptothe7thstorey
    @uptothe7thstorey 11 місяців тому

    This was absolutely lovely and inspiring, thank you :) especially for someone working at about 1am here - I'm all good to continue now :D

  • @gatsbygoatwolf7767
    @gatsbygoatwolf7767 Рік тому

    I love the world you created! You brought it to life! It's so lovey!

  • @randomchannel-px6ho
    @randomchannel-px6ho Рік тому +2

    Hmmm, are you familiar with Ravel's orchestration of his Prelude in G from Le Tombeau de Couperin? It's really a master piece and has a similar vibe to this.

  • @jovetj
    @jovetj Рік тому +1

    Fabulous job! I really like it!

  • @miguelfontesmeira
    @miguelfontesmeira Рік тому +4

    I love it!

  • @JoshyG
    @JoshyG Рік тому +1

    This is stunningly beautiful

  • @fabianvanderknaap2102
    @fabianvanderknaap2102 Рік тому +1

    Wow! This sounds amazingly beautiful!

  • @johnguerrasj
    @johnguerrasj Рік тому +1

    This is brilliant BRILLIANT work. I use staffpad as well. Love this composition. Amazing work.

  • @ClaudeRuelle
    @ClaudeRuelle Рік тому

    This is a beautiful piece, would love to hear it played live!

  • @thekippie350
    @thekippie350 Рік тому

    This piece has made my morning. Amazing!

  • @raffaeledelpizzo8069
    @raffaeledelpizzo8069 Рік тому +1

    so good👏👏👏

  • @pojcharapholbanchoedpradit1856

    my new favorite compostion from now on i will be a fan of u lol its amazing that u used only musescore with muse sound well i really like this piece more than your inspiration from ravel
    u remind me that maybe the wisdom of the composer may matter more than the tools
    respect

  • @PuddintameXYZ
    @PuddintameXYZ Рік тому

    0:30 Nice. I like that sequence

  • @OphatTaerattanachai
    @OphatTaerattanachai Рік тому

    Love how the fluttering theme float around various instruments; beautiful and awe-inspiring.

  • @estellaeridani
    @estellaeridani Рік тому +1

    So beautiful! 🌺

  • @BrendanCalliesComposer
    @BrendanCalliesComposer Рік тому

    This piece is incredible, one of favorites I've heard in a while

  • @fr33flight
    @fr33flight 10 місяців тому

    Wow! If that's your first attempt at an orchestral composition, love to hear where you go to from here.

  • @Mozartini
    @Mozartini Рік тому +2

    Excellent composition. It reminds me too of Vaughan Williams (as said in another comment). Those new VST are nice but not as much as NotePerformer’s ones. However, it’s definitely taking a road to a new area of virtual sounds.

  • @LexysandJek14231
    @LexysandJek14231 Рік тому +1

    I remembered Debussy's nocturnes for orchestra

  • @joshuadirecto8552
    @joshuadirecto8552 Рік тому +1

    This kinda reminds me of the Genshin Impact soundtrack, particularly the Liyue soundtrack. Great work!

  • @jshi3
    @jshi3 Рік тому

    Absolutely phenomenal.

  • @WilliamAhlert
    @WilliamAhlert Рік тому +1

    Masterfully orchestrated

  • @JPJosefPictures
    @JPJosefPictures Рік тому +1

    I like the ending. :D

  • @Mrpaladino16
    @Mrpaladino16 Рік тому +1

    The first thing that came to my mind was if this is something from Ravel that I've never heard before

  • @feyindecay912
    @feyindecay912 Рік тому +1

    Great Work, and very good use of the sounds!

  • @9ielts
    @9ielts Рік тому +2

    Kinda like Ravel, I like it

  • @stephenbashforth8257
    @stephenbashforth8257 Рік тому +1

    MuseSounds is definitely a big credit to Musescore - to my ears its on a par with NotePerformer and much better that the default sounds in other notation apps. The improvements to the engraving rules take Musescore up several levels. If you put aside that Musescore is free and just ask oneself which notation app is my go to choice, I would choose musescore over Sibelius. Would I choose it over Dorico... mmm that's a difficult decision.

  • @felipedipaula6018
    @felipedipaula6018 Рік тому +1

    Why is this so good?

  • @ZanePiano
    @ZanePiano Рік тому

    This is actually amazing!! I am sure you have a super bright future as a composer!!!

  • @jennetal.984
    @jennetal.984 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing