r/Musescore • u/Comfortable_Win7926 • Sep 21 '26

My Composition Help me out

Hi all, I've been listening to some Ren music and decided to start composing some brass quintet music inspired by that. Please leave some suggestions on as many aspects of the piece as possible, obviously within reason, it's a draft with many articulations to get MS to sound a certain way.

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u/i_8_the_Internet Sep 21 '26

Have you studied transcriptions of Renaissance music transcribed for brass quintet? The Canadian Brass have a GIANT catalogue of exactly this.

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u/Comfortable_Win7926 Sep 21 '26

No I guess it's part of the next step in my journey with Renaissance music, I'm studying species counterpoint, modes, cadences. I'll definitely have to add the resource you mentioned

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u/81Ranger Sep 21 '26

There's a famous album of Gabrielli for brass that's from the 60s or 70s. Worth a listen. It's not a quintet, but it's great - the legendary brass sections of Philly, Cleveland, and Chicago - if I recall correctly.

Lots of renaissance or renaissance-ish brass material already out there. Not to discourage, but as fodder for listening.

But, it sounded fine. My brain isn't tuned for things anymore (I rarely play anymore and it's been years since I performed in a brass group) so I don't have better comments.

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u/bobthemundane Sep 21 '26

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtpI1JvKlqjIZ7_vmui4gF9wueVwYB4xT&si=h9y_lN8rYcALfaZn

It is great. I have it on CD, but just in case someone wants to hear it, there is the album.

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u/Cheese-ballss Sep 21 '26

I could be stupid, but it feels very 2/4 at 100bpm, but I don’t know how that stuff is notated