OK, I'm actually not sure if I've posted this one already. I wrote it last spring so I probably did. If so, I'm really sorry, and please ignore *is very sorry*
'thela

Wow, I don't think I've heard anything like it before =P . . even though it's impressive how you managed to maximize the potential from that one pedal point (hmm, it must be hard to come up with something new over and over again), you still should consider other chord progressions. Other than that, I liked the melody, reminded me of something . . Egyptian? Your ending could be a bit more stronger though =) Because the advantage of using only chord means that it's easier for you to fade away or make a loud statement or whatever.

Hello, Othela! I don't remember seeing you around here before.

The opening of this song seems very ominous to me, and that quirky flute sound makes it even moreso! :) Well done there.

It left me wondering for a bit where it was going, but the second the counterpart flute comes in, it let me know that it was well on the way to developing itself. Is this song [partially] canonic? It sounds very much so to me. The drone strings (or is that a synth pad?) are very repetitive, but it really does slip by you thanks to the entertaining other parts, so that's a very good technique. :) Every time one of the melodic parts winds down a bit, you can just sense that there will be another almost-fugal entrance of another voice (albeit at the tonic rather than dominant).

Maybe for the ending, you should either make it actually fade away, or perhaps surprise the audience with an imperfect (or you could use a perfect...) cadence to retain that "deserty" sound yet still leaving them with a sense of completion. You could also try leaving it on an unresolved chord, or perhaps a isus2 or isus4 chord? (The "i" is lower-case to signify that it is a minor chord.) You might also try an isus2 chord which resolves to a V [major] chord? Well, I suppose that sounds a bit complicated, so you might just try experimenting a bit on your own with it to see what you like. You may even decide just to leave it as is. :whistle:

Well done. It sounds very much like a forest theme, a temple theme, or perhaps most of all, a desert theme. Keep up the good work. ;)

This is a very good example of a simple yet effective piece. I quite liked how you reused the melodic material throughout the piece, shifting it back and forth through the instruments. The droning works double bass part works, I suppose, but it would be very boring to play, no :bleh:? One idea I had while listening to this piece is to make it play the main melody as well, but slow enough that it sounds more like a progression; it'll make the piece more interesting, as well as more "complete" (the double bass part feels more like an "effect" part than a "musical" part as it is now).

Also, the transition from the solo oboe part to the unison part in the end feels kind of choppy. I've noticed that normally, you'd hold the final F6 note for 2 whole measures when the phrase was played before. It feels out of balance when you only allot one measure to it without changing anything else. Same thing with the last few eighth-notes; they are an eighth late in comparison to times before. Anyways, attached is that last part with suggested solutions; I've gave the last chord some more resolution with more harmonic notes and a swell. Hope you don't see this as intruding/patronizing, as they are only suggestions.

cool!! Its very simple but awesome. good job. 7-10

Edit: o just realized that the song that spc1st wasnt done by othela :doh:

I feel stupied