A classical song from mine

[ChameleonMusic]

Overall I really enjoyed the listen - some lovely melodic moments.

Just a couple of issues (all opinion and very small points) bothered me:

1) There's quite a quite a bit of tonal inconsistency going on in there at times - most phrases are very traditionally tonal...harmonious, concordant etc and then there are moments in the middle where it is quite harshly discordant indeed! I'm more than happy with both approaches, but always think they need very careful structuring / blending when used in the same piece.

2) Mix overall to my ear is very listenable, but just a little tiny bit ''flat'' in terms of the overall soundstage?

I tried to break out from the usual chords and chord progressions

if you want to really break into a new approach...

A lot of classical music is composed horizontally rather than vertically...Highlighting and prioritising linear, melodic, and thematic development over time rather than focusing on vertical, stacked chord changes with a melody over the top.

With this method, melodic lines can flow independently and create the underlying harmony as they weave around each other and this can often lead to more thematic, evolving, and less repetitive musical phrasing.

[Kukulkan]

Hello @ChameleonMusic, and thank you very much for listening and your great comment .

For the "flat" sounding mix, I fully agree. I still try to find out, how to make better. Maybe my monitor speakers are not optimal. I have only cheap ones and I don't earn any money with my music. So I'm stuck with them for a while.

For the horizontal composition approach, thank you very much for pointing out! Yes, I played in Rock, Blues and Pop bands for decades now and most of the stuff there is vertically composed. It is a learning journey for me and you are right. I need to train my musical understanding into that direction as well. I will see if I can manage to use a more horizontal approach for the next pieces.

Thanks!