The Fog Horn (complete)

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Concert work based on the Ray Bradbury short story of the same name. I want to convey a sense of waves in the dynamics as well as rising/falling figures. The recurring horn/tub bell figure represents the fog horn that calls out to the great beast of the dark depths. While the piece is tonally unstable, I want to give it a somber tone with some pathos as Bradbury's original story is very poignant if not sad. It's not horrific but tale of a creature out of its time.
©2024 David Coscina

[@soundofmaw]

Excellent piece, David. Really impressed with the sound that you were able to achieve out of MuseScore.

[@charliev906]

I love how you constantly create tension through rising and falling chromatic lines, almost feels like a Shepard's tone!

[@charliev906]

I also hear lots of John Adams similarities, great piece!

[@soundtreks]

@@charliev906 thank you for your kind comments. 🙏 the trumpet figure in the last section was inspired by Ives’ Unanswered Question but I can see how it evokes the sonorities of Adam’s’ Anfortus Wound from Harmonielehre.

[@alontrigger]

This sounds incredible!

[@soundtreks]

Thank you! MuseSounds present some challenges with balance and dynamics. Winds are too loud and brass don’t have the same range as most other sample libraries. But I managed to wrestle them into behaving enough to convey what I wanted to musically with this piece. :)

[@maxtofone]

@@soundtreksGreat work David, I enjoined listening to this composition. I have to say that the MuseSounds overall are good and I concord with the fact that there are some balance issues. Let's trust that in a future update the MuseScore team will address this balance issues among orchestral instrument families and single instruments... All the very best, MaxT

[@soundtreks]

Thanks Max! Much appreciated!!

[@extremedonut7602]

very nice

[@SF-gn6uw]

I feel like i'm present a the storm, reminiscent of Panufnik.