Okay. So I'm somewhat new here. Though I'd been lurking around, I never really did much but post... like... once. Heh.

So, I think it's about time I start posting any compositions I make, hm? :D
Afterall, I suck so badly, and I need everyone's help, if possible. :D

And since I mainly play the clarinet, most, if not all, of my compositions will feature the clarinet. Haha. <3

So. With my first piece.

This piece is named Nature's Crescendo, and I was basically playing with notes. Well. I really wasn't, but it sounds like I was. xD I wrote it a small while back. It was originally three different songs, but after realizing they were so short, I decided to make them all movements of the same song. Hehe. To know where the movements begin and end, listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWQj11W7OM

To just hear the mp3 file, listen to it here:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=667273&songID=5044930

I don't think it's worth a listen.
And I can't seem to upload it to the forums, so bear with SoundClick. :D

That was an enjoyable break from structured music.
any music is good music IMO. you seem a little unsure of where you are heading in the song(s). And hey remember repetition is not the enemy.
Some are into scales and some are not, but you have to admit some of the stuff is a little random.

All this said I have to add: Who am I to tell you what is right and what is wrong, I just loved the fact that you dared to put your music up for display.

It was like a train, first it was low and gentle tune, now it's like "chuuuuuuuuuuuu" prolongingly. Honestly, I loathe it.

Not bad. I'm not sure what kind of effect or style you were going after, hehe. Some thoughts that popped up into my head:

- First movement seems to be begging for more silence in some parts. I dunno, I just think it would have given it a bit more "atmosphere", hehe.

- The movements sounded pretty similar to me. The tempo was the same/similar, the key was the same and there weren't any contrasting bits. It was hard to tell where phrases started and ended. Think you need to justify what makes them different "movements".

It didn't flow well in my opinion x_x .

Thanks for your honesty, guys. xD That was my first composition, so not even I was sure what the hell I was doing. xP

And trust me, it only gets worse.
This other one is Chronos.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=667273&songID=5044950
This is meant for my sister and I to have fun practicing (she plays the alto sax, I play the clarinet). Still sucky, if not worse.

This other one is called Glimmer.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=667273&songID=5045285
This piece is for a clarinet trio consisting of two Bb clarinets, and a bass clarinet. It's short, and simple.

And my newer piece, Esol.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=667273&songID=5232796
This is another clarinet solo with a piano accompaniment I just finished composing. It could be considered a duet, but whatever. I was slightly depressed at the moment. Blah.

I REALLY have to improve.
I don't know much about music in my opinion, though. x3

It was lifeless. It made me imagine many different places and people, but the first imagination was that a ship sunk because of the structure of your song.
The structure is not organized, I don't know what's wrong with it, but there is something wrong with it. And lastly, it was like the music was played on a dentist's chair.

It was lifeless. It made me imagine many different places and people, but the first imagination was that a ship sunk because of the structure of your song.
The structure is not organized, I don't know what's wrong with it, but there is something wrong with it. And lastly, it was like the music was played on a dentist's chair.

Thanks. :/
Any tips on helping me improve? D:

Though this new piece stinks, I still think I put more thought into it than the others, but something about it feels wrong to me.

Any help, guys?
I know nothing about music theory, other than tiny things I've caught onto.

So yeah. This one's entitled One Chance.

Again, I'm begging for help. x]

The bass was way too "bangy". Measure 2 is where it started sounding weird.

you need to set the structure and make it consistent...you had a jazzy feel going on at the beginning, but it kinda died once the clarinet changed from melody into part of the harmonic backdrop

that is, if you meant for the clarinet to be the melody (i couldn't quite catch the it)...if you did mean for the clarinet to be the melody, it isn't strong enough...it blends in too well with the piano...melodies need to stand out and stay up front...harmonic parts like the piano are just backgrounds. no offense meant, but you piece sounds mostly background (although you did have a good melodic structure at the beginning)

now as for the piano...a little dissonance is good, but too much can be a bad thing. less is more.

I actually would like it if you slowed down the tempo to around 80 beats per second. It has a really haunting somewhat new age/20th century mood that not many people appreciate.

Though, at the same time, I know that you are not striving for that (but I highly recommend you to have a look at 20th century music), so my suggestion is basically: 1.) get a good melody 2.) harmonize it appropriately 3.) keep it simple and clean.

I agree with the two comments above.

*Make the piano accompianent one skill level. It goes from really easy, to some really odd stretches at times.