NTT: When I (Will) first listened to it, I thought maybe Rachmaninoff, but I think it's a little soft for him, and the phrases are too classical in their design. Now I'm thinking Schumann (either Robert or Clara) or perhaps Tchaikovsky? I'd peg it around 1840-1860. Maybe there's an outside chance for Liszt.
NTT: There are snippets in this piece (which I don't know) that stylistically remind me of Liszt. Or maybe Chopin. So I'll stick with those two: Liszt for the rumbling underpinning in the left hand and Chopin for the melodic contour in the right hand.
This week’s NTT: I like Will’s Schumann guess so I’ll snap that up but I’ll fill up my basket with some other directions….Mendelssohn (because of those phrasings) & Saint-Saens (because, I dunno, I feel like it?).
I’ll have to listen to and try my hand at this week’s NTT a bit later (I promise I’ll do it this time).
I would like to note that I displayed uncharacteristic restraint with last week’s NTT, as I could have submitted Rimsky’s concerto for clarinet & military band, instead of the one for trombone.
As for Finale, my one experience actually using it was when I bought a copy in high school (maybe just after). I was never going to use it much, but I do remember thinking I’d rather just write on physical staff paper. If Sibelius goes down next….what happens when there’s only one viable offering in the notation software space?
Well, there is actually another competitor in the market that I didn't mention, MuseScore, which is an open source software that's quickly gaining traction on Dorico. Since it's free, I'm going to give it a shot, but most analyses that I read suggest it's got a long way to go before it really meets professional standards.
NTT: When I (Will) first listened to it, I thought maybe Rachmaninoff, but I think it's a little soft for him, and the phrases are too classical in their design. Now I'm thinking Schumann (either Robert or Clara) or perhaps Tchaikovsky? I'd peg it around 1840-1860. Maybe there's an outside chance for Liszt.
NTT: There are snippets in this piece (which I don't know) that stylistically remind me of Liszt. Or maybe Chopin. So I'll stick with those two: Liszt for the rumbling underpinning in the left hand and Chopin for the melodic contour in the right hand.
NTT: Something seems very familiar about this piece, but my bucket will just be Chopin and Schumann (Robert).
This week’s NTT: I like Will’s Schumann guess so I’ll snap that up but I’ll fill up my basket with some other directions….Mendelssohn (because of those phrasings) & Saint-Saens (because, I dunno, I feel like it?).
I’ll have to listen to and try my hand at this week’s NTT a bit later (I promise I’ll do it this time).
I would like to note that I displayed uncharacteristic restraint with last week’s NTT, as I could have submitted Rimsky’s concerto for clarinet & military band, instead of the one for trombone.
As for Finale, my one experience actually using it was when I bought a copy in high school (maybe just after). I was never going to use it much, but I do remember thinking I’d rather just write on physical staff paper. If Sibelius goes down next….what happens when there’s only one viable offering in the notation software space?
Well, there is actually another competitor in the market that I didn't mention, MuseScore, which is an open source software that's quickly gaining traction on Dorico. Since it's free, I'm going to give it a shot, but most analyses that I read suggest it's got a long way to go before it really meets professional standards.