Is this written properly?

Is this written properly?

https://preview.redd.it/6vljnkuj2oah1.png?width=489&format=png&auto=webp&s=55c7f62f2cca713b48a41555186b60e121861c90

Musescore playback isn't giving me an accurate reading here. My thought process is:

- No tie, unnecessary because tremolos are constant rearticulations anyway.

- The minim needs a lesser tremolo division to maintain the same speed across the two bars.

As percussionists, is this how it would be interpreted?

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u/UltraBlueMadness — 5 days ago

Chord Naming and Function

Context: Emaj7 -> F#maj7/E# -> Fm7b5/Ab

In respect to half-diminished chords:

If you have F, Ab, B and Eb, it can be simply read as "F minor 7 flat 5" or "F half diminished 7". But the root changes its function materially. If you had Ab in the root, you *could* still call it Fm7b5 /Ab - but if it's function is cadential, in the key of Ab minor it would allow the argument of Ab minor flat 7 or Ab minor Major 6. There in is a "modified root" chord that still nevertheless functions as the root.

Is there an argument here or am I simply obsessing about roots cadences? As that is something I'm regularly guilty of, and I do have this problem of starting pieces on the root, ending on the root, and I feel like I'm limiting myself somewhat.

You see, I regularly want to rationalise the functionality of harmony through resolution, cadence, and diatonic considerations. But is this the wrong focus? Is it really the intervallic relationship and the context of the harmony which matters far more than whether the composition executes a proper "cadence"?

Look forward to hearing your thoughts! Happy to be humbled if I'm simply focusing on the wrong thing.

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u/UltraBlueMadness — 5 days ago

Notation Question for Clarinet Phrasing

(OLD) https://prnt.sc/UdiHJHfMHXQJ

EDIT: I have taken some feedback on board and made changes: https://prnt.sc/jgSOBdvuETOZ

This is a quick write up I am doing for clarinet. I'm just seeking some input on how the score is presented and written.

>!Ps. Please ignore the "straight", it's for musescore playback purposes. Similarly, this is in concert pitch temporarily while writing.!<

EDIT2:

I also just want to say thank you to everyone for the jolly helpful comments! I can't quite reply to everyone but I appreciate all the feedback!

u/UltraBlueMadness — 14 days ago

Composition Enquiry for Legato and Tonguing phrasing

OLD VERSION

This is a quick write up I am doing for clarinet. I'm just seeking some player input on how the score is presented and written.

EDIT: I have taken the feedback on board and revised the score.

https://preview.redd.it/o6tvkuookv8h1.png?width=901&format=png&auto=webp&s=1d1e755a060767b05c923b638bc54fc3b80ad44a

>!Ps. Please ignore the "straight", it's for musescore playback purposes. Similarly, this is in concert pitch temporarily while writing.!<

EDIT:

I also just want to say thank you to everyone for the jolly helpful comments! I can't quite reply to everyone but I appreciate all the feedback!

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u/UltraBlueMadness — 14 days ago
▲ 10 r/78rpm

Anyone familiar with recording to Edison Cylinders?

Good afternoon everyone.

I'm very passionate about vintage audio recording, and I have recently become interested in starting recording using it. I decided that recording to Cylinders for a Phonograph would be the right approach for me.

UK based, I'm looking for some advice for a beginner getting started with recording to cylinders, what I should know, and where I should buy the equipment (And how to know if I bought the right stuff 😅).

It's quite the investment so I want to make sure I do it right, safely, and with respect to this vintage equipment. I'd also be fine looking at modern reproduction parts to reduce costs.

Any help appreciated!
Thank you! :)

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u/UltraBlueMadness — 1 month ago

Beginner Looking for Recording Advice (UK)

Hello everyone!

I'm very passionate about vintage audio recording, and I have recently become interested in starting recording using it. I decided that recording to Cylinders for a Phonograph would be the right approach for me.

UK based, I'm looking for some advice for a beginner getting started with recording to cylinders, what I should know, and where I should buy the equipment (And how to know if I bought the right stuff 😅).

It's quite the investment so I want to make sure I do it right, safely, and with respect to this vintage equipment. I'd also be fine looking at modern reproduction parts to reduce costs.

Any help appreciated!
Thank you! :)

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u/UltraBlueMadness — 1 month ago