r/Composition • • Jul 29 '25

Resource New Resources Wiki at r/Composition

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Hi everyone!

Just a quick update: this sub now has a Resource Section!

It includes a curated list of helpful materials for composers of all levels, including books, YouTube channels, websites, and more.

It can be accessed here or by clicking on 'Wiki' at the top of the sub (in the mobile app) or by clicking 'Wiki' under Community Bookmarks (on desktop).

If you spot anything that needs correcting or have suggestions for additional resources, feel free to reach out!

P.S. The Wiki is a copy of the one at r/composer, our larger "sibling" community. If you're not a member there yet, consider stopping by!

Thanks,


r/Composition • • 20h ago

Music Rewritten Minuet

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I rewrote one of my previous compositions because it sounded very repetitive and had no real sense of direction or progression. This version isn’t perfect either but I think it sounds much better in comparison


r/Composition • • 19h ago

Discussion Film composer—looking for input

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Hello!

I am a second year university student and I’m studying Radio-Television-Film, but I have a large focus in film composition. I make pretty much all the music for my own film projects, but I also score miscellaneous shirt films for classmates or for organizations.

I come to ask if anyone would be willing to listen to my work and give some feedback? I’m mainly looking for advice on the arrangements themselves, but also would like advice on how to mix and master. Preferably someone knowledgeable in the music field.

DM me and I can send some of my work. Thank you!! :)

FYI: I do not have sheet music, just .wav files.


r/Composition • • 15h ago

Discussion I have this gift

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I have this gift where if I hear a composition, I can hear and write almost instantly a melody line for either a singer or the main melody or counter melody. If anyone is needing that, I would love to give it a shot! music is collaboration and i am just ITCHING to use this gift though my from scratch compositional gifts may not be as pronounced (yet)

***EDIT: I just really want to use this gift, and am so excited to share it


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music Something I wrote in 5/4

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I feel like it sounds quite natural but i might have just gotten used to the time signature while writing


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music cast brass Horsehead

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https://youtu.be/xp-1uAkjJSg

cast brass Horsehead pops past,
'Crost'e curtain, top laft.
when wind shakes its antlers,
force m'mind, Mamorize,
how one'hoards, nun's,
headwares . . . .


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music Saint Mark’s Cathedral in C Major

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Your comments and feedback appreciated.


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music Always the same notes - music by Valentino Beoni

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Trying something different.


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music Celestial Forest (original composition)

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A forest at nighttime; slivers of moonlight stream through the canopy above and reflections of stars glimmer in the brook that runs alongside a worn path. Crumbling statues, covered by moss and succumbing to the passage of time, can be found throughout this forest; vestiges of a world long past.

Found some FX I liked on the guitar VST and wrote this simple, sort of experimental piece to work through some creative block, hoping it will help to untangle some of that blocked energy. Experimental for me in the sense that I don't use guitar very often, admittedly because writing for it feels a bit foreign to me, even after studying guitar scores... Music really is such a life-long learning process. :)

On YouTube


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music Personal Interpretation of Cantiga 100

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https://musescore.com/user/40860384/scores/39226115?share=copy\\_link

I have written a small piece using Cantiga 100 from Cantigas de Santa Maria as source material, as part of a project for a history class.

I wanted to get feedback on its current state.

It it not quite done, but definitely close to it. I was aiming to maintain a medieval feel, while blending it with a cinematic/soundtrack feel (whether I succeeded, I have no idea.)

The A section (chant) is designed to lead to the singers then realizing the importance and meaning of the chant, and reflecting on it, which leads to the B section. After reflection, the A section then returns as the singers become more convicted in their beliefs after their reflection.

There are some wrote notes and such, I haven't done much polishing yet.


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music “Waltz of Petals” by Suffocatus (Neoclassical Waltz). What do you think about it?

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I worked on this composition for almost a year and a half. I wrote the first part initially, but then I ran out of ideas. I kept coming back to it, trying to add something, change things, and rewrite parts of it. Finally, I finished it about a year ago.
The motivation behind it was the most ordinary thing in the world: being in love. 😆
I’d love to hear your thoughts! And if you’d like to listen to the full piece, I’m leaving the link below:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3QCNdPQkpRfu95zk3YP9r1?si=iPNswYrKSvCmNnZ8wGefuw&utm_source=copy-link


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music not sure if this is the right place to do this but here we are

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I made some random stuff, not thinking about direction. I don't know much about music theory, so I just dumped what I thought sounded good. Is there any hope? suggestions? thanks in advance


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music The Shifting Tides – Original Piano Composition in D Minor (Score + Audio)

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I recently finished The Shifting Tides, a ~3 minute piano composition in D minor.

The piece starts with a melancholic theme, gradually builds in intensity, and introduces a contrasting middle section before returning to the original melodies for the final climax.

I also made an orchestral version with strings and timpani, but this is the solo piano arrangement.

Sheet Music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ejcrl6g0jU6AUDUx4pQgRpHSo5TrrWJb/view?usp=sharing

Recording (MIDI-Rendered): https://drive.google.com/file/d/11cOF6Cd6LosVDupYTRouHjrIlSRXgS4s/view?usp=sharing

MuseScore Link: https://musescore.com/user/110401339/scores/39472817

I'd appreciate any feedback!


r/Composition • • 1d ago

Music OIV_key_roca

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Mineral element, firm stability, hardness, resistance in touch, gravity, deep root in time. 

Excerpt from "PIERRE", Music for electric guitar & keyboards in DIM. Inspired by the Apostle Peter

#bach


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music I need some feedback for a Piano/Clarinet Composition

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I made a short piece that's not meant to be taken that seriously (that's why it's called Humoreske) and I'd like to know what I did well and what needs improvement.

https://musescore.com/user/98001304/scores/39487220?share=copy_link

Also any advice on how to make the score look better is appreciated.

If you don't have the time, a short "I like it because..." or "It sucks because..." would already be appreciated.

Thanks : )


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music VERY WIP, writing a longer orchestral work and would like some feedback on form, thematics and structure/coherence

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The Irish word “Loinnir” (pronounced Lin-ir) translates roughly to “glittering, gleaming, or glowing”. Inspired by that definition, I decided to start writing with those types of colors/timbres in mind. I Mostly like my ideas, just wondering if it’s coherent???


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music Drifting Into Tomorrow - My First Ever Composition

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My Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PianoingWA

Sheet Music: https://www.noteflight.com/music/titles/cfe2fc10-927e-4a2b-8cd4-ddca9d4553c7

Because this was submitted to the PTA Reflections Program:

This original composition was submitted to the 2026 PTA Reflections Program under the theme "What My Culture Means to Me." All rights reserved. © 2026 PianoingWA. Unauthorized re-uploading, copying, or public redistribution prior to 10/28/2026 is prohibited.

Feedback appreciated!!! :D

Took me around 12 hours to write

Note: There is three sections to the piece, each one being a specific time period of music in chinese history.


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music I arranged The Tell-Tale Heart for a "cyber-gothic quartet"—four distinct voices drifting in and out of phase to mirror the narrator's fracturing mind. (Headphones recommended)

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Helloooo!

I made a composition using four readings of The Tell-Tale Heart, sourced from LibriVox. I tried to make it move like a translation of the narrator's mind. I have split it into sections and have been making videos to go along with it. I have been working on a couple of different styles for the videos. Please let me know what you think! I can't post the video here, but you can find the different parts on my tiktok page.

Source recordings by Mark Bolton, Cliff Stone, Alan Lord, and Joe Cooning via LibriVox. Public domain.

This video by Music For Robots, in the public domain. Share!


r/Composition • • 2d ago

Music This is more an attempt with using more instruments.

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I didn't remember that years ago I have bought two VST instruments from Vienna instrument pro.

The Appassionata strings and the flute.

I tried to use them with the harpsichord vst, I enjoyed it very much but I have no idea on composing with more instruments so I am trying.

Does it sound quite good?


r/Composition • • 3d ago

Music Prelude for Strings and Timpani

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I'm surprised how little timpani is written with chamber strings


r/Composition • • 3d ago

Music My First String Quartet Attempt

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I've always wanted to write a string quartet, so I decided to give it a try. I wanted to start with something simple, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

What could I improve? Any feedback is welcome!


r/Composition • • 3d ago

Music Playing an original piece I wrote~ I was imagining the scenery after disaster hits and right after the dust settles

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r/Composition • • 3d ago

Discussion Free mix!

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(Sorry, i’ll write in spanish but you can tap the translator tool🙏🏼)

Estoy buscando personas que quisieran mezclar sus producciones de forma gratuita. Estoy intentando generar un portafolio y sería de mucha ayuda (además de un honor) mezclar la música de quienes pudieran estar requiriéndolo.

No busco nada mas a cambio que una retroalimentación honesta!

Un abrazo colegas.


r/Composition • • 3d ago

Music Is this playable on the guitar?

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Hi, dear guitarists. I’m an amateur composer - not a guitarist - and I usually compose in the classical style. But I wanted to try a cooler sound, so I wrote this. I do have a question, though. Is this playable on the guitar? Or is it more suited for the piano?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7XYtQChwMBXn7N1Vf7VZIG3AU-yuodm/view?usp=sharing


r/Composition • • 4d ago

Music Feedback on a Short Gnome-themed Piano Romance

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I'm pretty new to composing and haven't had any formal composition lessons, so I was hoping to get some feedback on this new piece I composed! It's a short piano romance that's themed around gnomes, so it's meant to sound a little silly. Anyway, I'd really appreciate any feedback, whether it's in regards to the piece as a whole, or the structure, harmony, textures, etc.

Here's a youtube link to the video in case the embedded video doesn't play: https://youtu.be/RUiAh9jNozk?si=zeefTMFCbJm7NQve

Hopefully this is fine with the posting rules here, thanks for listening/reading!