To clarify, this is not the first piece I composed in Dorico, it’s the first one that’s been performed since I switched from Sibelius. I’m very happy of how it turned out! During the rehearsals two people told me how visually appealing the score was.
There are so many things to praise Dorico for… First of all, the templates, which I can’t stop refining. Then the automatic spacing, how decent the parts tend to look by default, the ability to add footnotes, the fact it’s very easy to add and remove staves, the incredible amount of customization with engraving and fonts, how divisi and ossias are treated, the condensing capability… It’s amazing.
Check out also the small staff with that motive on the first page of the score -chef’s kiss- That’d be impossible in Sibelius!
P.S. The first piece I imported to Dorico will be premiered soon!
Really nice piece, Albert, and congratulations on your “Dorico premiere!” I especially like the aleatoric layers at 63 and the build-up to the cool chord held at 73. (I’m glad whoever’s phone went off during the Adagio sections’ “morning” caught it quickly!)
Great piece Albert, impressing how un-effortless and natural these meter changes come over.
I am not disturbed by the small noise of the phone, your music is strong enough to carry through.
Thanks! I’d spent a lot of time not using meter changes for some reason, but these came completely natural. I didn’t even notice them until I started notating the piece.
