This is a Phrygian piece that I started working on last night. I have not done much work in Phrygian mode, so it felt a bit like unfamiliar territory. Any helpful feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Having sung this piece a few times, I can affirm that it is indeed a lovely bit of work. Great stuff, Richard! There are two places that still feel like they could benefit from a bit of refinement: the open fifths in m. 7 and m. 11. If it were to be adjusted, I think the inner voices have a some flexibility there and would probably the…

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To add lyrics, simply select a note, press Ctrl L, and type away. If for some reason you wish to add a space without changing to a different note, Ctrl Space will do the trick.

Also, whether you’re making a fa in a second voice (or anything else) disappear, you can just press V to change the visibility.

Musescore (available at musescore.org) is a free, open-source music notation software that I, writing primarily for a cappella choir, have found to suit my needs quite well. There are various other options, both free and paid, but this is the one that I have generally found to be quite satisfactory. It has downloadable applications for…

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Thanks for that input! I’ve experimented with a those ideas, retaining a version of some, while others seemed to shift the flavor of the piece in a direction that was less suitable to my aural palate. I also looked over it with Wendell Glick, who had some enlightening observations, as per his usual arrangement. Here is the result of those…

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In general, it sounds quite good to my ear, though m. 6-7 (especially beats 1 and 2 of m. 6) feel a bit weaker, particularly in the alto and tenor. I don’t have as much experience using chromaticism in a minor context however, and tend to be a sucker for natural minor, so take it with at least three grains of salt. I really do like the…

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This is a setting of an English version of the ancient funeral hymn, Requiem Aeternam. I first started working on it this past Friday, so it’s quite fresh. I’d be happy for any input.

This is a fairly straight forward, though not altogether hymnodically stylistic tune set to some 19th century lyrics that I found and liked. I’d be curious to here your thoughts on it, specifically regarding potential problem spots and the effect of the stylistic departures, but also more generally.