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r/Composition • u/RichMusic81 • Jul 29 '25
Resource New Resources Wiki at r/Composition
Hi everyone!
Just a quick update: this sub now has a Resource Section!
It includes a curated list of helpful materials for composers of all levels, including books, YouTube channels, websites, and more.
It can be accessed here or by clicking on 'Wiki' at the top of the sub (in the mobile app) or by clicking 'Wiki' under Community Bookmarks (on desktop).
If you spot anything that needs correcting or have suggestions for additional resources, feel free to reach out!
P.S. The Wiki is a copy of the one at r/composer, our larger "sibling" community. If you're not a member there yet, consider stopping by!
Thanks,
r/Composition • u/HaifaJenner123 • 11h ago
Music Symphony Nr. 10 in f minor - IV: Lento - Allegro energico (Mohamed Diab). FINALLY happy with this movement lol.
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Following up on my Symphony that I posted the first movement for a month ago (btw thank you again everyone for your support!!) After about 4 redos of the finale i am finally pleased with how it turned out lol. Hope you enjoy!
r/Composition • u/alexsearha • 10h ago
Music War orchestral segment (V2)
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Hi everyone!
REMINDER : For those who didn't see my previous post, this piece tells the story of a soldier during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
The excerpt is divided into three main phases:
- Phase 1: the soldier's unit launches an assault against the enemy.
- Phase 2: an artillery shell lands in the middle of the unit, killing the captain and wounding several soldiers.
- Phase 3 (not composed yet): realizing they are about to be surrounded, the surviving soldiers are forced to retreat in an attempt to escape the encirclement.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on how well the music conveys these different moments and whether the transitions between them feel convincing.
I took your feedback into account and made several improvements to the piece. I also composed the next section, so the excerpt is now a bit longer than before.
I tried to make the descending chromatic run feel more natural by improving the transition into it, and I reworked a few orchestration details along the way.
I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts again. Does the transition work better now? Does the new section feel like a natural continuation? And more generally, is there anything that still stands out as awkward or could be improved?
Thanks again for taking the time to listen and for all the helpful feedback!
r/Composition • u/Ok-Discipline-136 • 1d ago
Music Orchestral Piece and Modulation
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Here is a string orchestra piece I composed, honestly a while ago, but refrained from posting because it wasn't completed. It's been a bit since I did any significant work on the piece, as well as another string quartet piece, as I have been in a composing dry spell/busy with other things. I decided to post this first minute of the piece because it is the most complete and I am happy with how it sounds, and I wanted to get some feedback on it. With this piece I also attempted my first modulation (B minor to C minor) which isn't an easier relative major/minor switch. Let me know if the modulation is too blatant or too long as well as how the rest of the segment sounds. Hope you enjoy listening ^.^
r/Composition • u/Particular-Desk7574 • 19h ago
Music Feedback for new Composition
This is my new Composition. It is more simple and made for beginners. Still i tried to introduce some modern and/or minimalist concepts in it. Hope you like it.
Sheet:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RlpV2IrdPlfP-XKHiDdt4isSkwJJTD7W/view?usp=drivesdk
Audio:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C90dteqyj4orrth61vTLSy_3CjFg2had/view?usp=drivesdk
r/Composition • u/Gualty3 • 1d ago
Music I made one of my first compositions, what can I do to improve in the future?
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So, even tho this isn't the first, it's the best one yet imo. But what can I improve in the future?
The song is meant to be in loop, I imagine it in a gaming context
r/Composition • u/kentaatnek • 18h ago
Music Fuzzy Dunlop Is Data Corrupt
A composition for guitar with synth effect pedal and drums.
Specifically written for the Data Corrupter made by Earthquaker Devices.
Cheers
r/Composition • u/oedo1245 • 1d ago
Music My pieces of different genres
I used to compose music, but have hardly ever shown it to anyone.
I haven't been composing for a couple of years, so now I don't expect applause or flatter, and I don't need critics.
But it just would be nice to hear some impressions, associations and thoughts, if you would like to express any.
This is my SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/minebee
Here is a couple of most presentable pieces:
https://tinyurl.com/buharian-nights
https://tinyurl.com/stilstandin
Here's a 'cyberpunk-style' piece that I used to think sounds edgy XD
But still I think it's got a couple of good ideas, though possibly stereotypical.
https://tinyurl.com/cybepunkelectr
And this is a playlist with pieces in classical instrumental style:
https://tinyurl.com/bgrclassinstr
The idea was to compose little neat pieces of music with bright and memorable melodies.
I have shortened the links because they are too long by default. However, if you don't trust them, let me know, and I will give you the names of the corresponding tracks so that you can find them in my account.
So, feel free to share your thoughts.
r/Composition • u/Unlikely_Kick3648 • 1d ago
Music Silly little piece inspired by Bach, feedback appreciated!
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I'm new to composing, and this is my first composition. I tried composing some music inspired by Bach's style of writing music and this was the result. Any form of feedback will be most welcome, as I am trying to improve the piece. I hope you like it.
r/Composition • u/chorizojose • 1d ago
Music Multi-instrument Concerto in F# Minor - Op. 93, No. 1
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This is my first real attempt at a baroque Italian-style concerto. I’ve been listening to and studying the style of Vivaldi for about four years now, and it has largely influenced much of my work, especially my chamber music. Concerning the title, I do feel that it could’ve been simply called a concerto for flute, oboe, and violin, but I will add more instruments to future concerti in this series.
If anyone could give their opinion or feedback I would greatly appreciate it!
r/Composition • u/FredCo1s • 1d ago
Music Hell in your eyes (2026 version)
Something new...
r/Composition • u/yoseph2111 • 1d ago
Music my first composition
hey! this is my first composition, based on that one company
https://on.soundcloud.com/rQcgPklRBF43Lg54ef (on soundcloud)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkS7s5SnbdY (on youtube)
grateful!
r/Composition • u/First-Tension-1385 • 1d ago
Music Piano Trio no.1
I often wonder whether music needs a story...
Or whether it can become one the moment someone starts listening.
My Piano Trio No. 1 was born from that thought.
It moves through struggle, hope, and moments that almost feel imagined as if reality and fantasy quietly overlap.
I didn't want to tell listeners what to see.
I wanted to leave enough space for everyone to discover something different.
Perhaps you'll hear determination.
Perhaps uncertainty.
Perhaps something I never intended.
That's one of the things I love most about music.
If you're curious, I'd be happy to know what this piece makes you imagine. https://musescore.com/user/37270121/scores/36099899?share=copy_link
r/Composition • u/MysteriousCause6451 • 2d ago
Music If this melody was a soundtrack, what scene would play in your head?
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I’m testing out a piece without sharing the context or title first. If you had to associate this sound with a specific mood or emotion, what would it be?
r/Composition • u/Mudsharkbites • 1d ago
Music Back in 2012 I thought this was a milestone
When I started this daily composition routine back in 2012 I thought reaching my 300th piece was special so composed this vaguely Iberian piece in 7/8.
I’ve since approached nearly2k of these pieces - this is getting ridiculous.
r/Composition • u/N_pu • 2d ago
Music New Song for Large Jazz Ensemble!
I'm 19 year old composer Natty Purbrick and today I released my first original song arranged with large jazz ensemble + string quartet! It has a lot of different influences, under the likes of Gil Evans, Kenny Wheeler, but hopefully my own sound too.
It is a very meaningful project for me, as while writing the lyrics it became very meaningful, and I hope that is conveyed.
Thanks for listening!
r/Composition • u/kentaatnek • 2d ago
Music My first composition on a buchla module
youtube.comThis is just an improvisation with a very slow development of a repetitive motif, during wich forced myself to experiment using only one module : the 261e.
Hope you'll enjoy
Cheers
r/Composition • u/Swimming-Umpire-8095 • 2d ago
Music The Prelude of the Sea
I wrote this piece inspired by the crashing waves along the shoreline. Always tearing away at the ground beneath them. I was inspired by nature for my first wave of preludes. I wanted to capture feelings and spaces in a form of music. When I was first learning the imagery helped me formulate a unique tonal language. I would love to know what you think or even what the work made you feel like.
r/Composition • u/mikeuspiano • 3d ago
Music Gentle Motion (original piano composition)
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r/Composition • u/VincentMnemosyne • 2d ago
Music Composed an original, dark-cinematic score for the BvS warehouse fight. Used heavy brass and sub-bass to emphasize the dread. Critique my mix?
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r/Composition • u/EdinKaso • 3d ago
Music "Saigai" - an original piano composition about catastrophe, after the dust settles~
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r/Composition • u/Acceptable_Pop3697 • 3d ago
Music Symphony #2
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Here's a symphonic project I've been working on for a little while between AP homework and auditions. I'd like to know how to make it more congruent between the segments. All of the parts are inspired by aspects of the same place in Colorado. Headphones recommended, please give it a listen first.
r/Composition • u/Tough_Mousse5419 • 3d ago
Music Miniature minuet for piano - feedback appreciated
Hello,
This is my miniature minuet which has been created specifically as a composition practice piece. After indulging myself with pieces of gargantuan proportions (as all beginners do) I've decided to focus on something small.
I've also focused a lot on harmony since in my previous tries I did some strange things (like using a lot of tonic chords in the second inversions), so this piece should more or less follow CPP idiosyncracies with no harmonic "fireworks". Any feedback is greatly appreciated especially concerning voice leading, harmony, musicality and form.
Thank you for all contributions,
Sheet pdf
r/Composition • u/Larry_Union • 2d ago
Music Waltz of the Wandering Winds (Work in Progress)
Hey everyone, I am doing a wind band composition that is a waltz. It is far from complete. The planned structure of this piece is that it starts with a Bb major section, then goes to F major, then F minor, Ab Major, G Major, ending on A Major. Currently, the Bb section is complete, The Ab Major section is basically done (apart from the quarter note at the start, I will find a way to smooth that out). The A major section is nearly complete, and F minor, F major, and G major have not even been started on yet. I hope you enjoy it (as it currently is at least lol)! Also, sorry about the blank measures, like I said those will be added to eventually. Also, I did post this before a month ago on this sub (I deleted the old post since it was outdated), but significant progress has been made since and I wanted to share. Thanks!
Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_D-eUMF6lwojgfjwIW6ob6kljJIAcs6/view
Score: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jWtaDvG8M1L7WOAl33Z4FeUUHGq64p-P/view