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Last time I tried out MuseScore 4's temperament adjustment panel it was merely an experimental feature with no actual effects to apply. I'm not very confident of that having changed thus far, but I'll look into it either way. Thank you kindly for your comments and constructive feedback.

Cantāmus App, as mentioned in the description.

@@FugaxContrapunctus Suena literalmente al cielo, me siento como un filigres en una basilica. Soy judio, pero igual me gusta esta musica. (no israeli)

The motion blur might have been caused by the fast tempo of the prelude. In any case, I'll look into it, some settings could be worth tweaking.

@@FugaxContrapunctus forgot to mention, i'm gonna be studying your work for years from now

@pecfexfextus4437 In that case, allow me to express my utmost thanks. Unfortunately, these videos are not technically the definitive versions of my compositions, as many of them still contain contrapuntal mistakes I have no way of editing here on TH-cam. However, in this forum page you'll be able to find the final versions of all my works, with audio files included: www.youngcomposers.com/profile/19206-fugax-contrapunctus/content/

@@FugaxContrapunctus very cool thanks

To my knowledge, my current channel logo has been in place for more than a year now. Regardless, thank you very much for your comment.

Indeed! His fugues are always phenomenal when it comes to counterpoint and harmony but unfortunately not really playable! Its not a problem though in my opinion, this is just nice music to listen to!

Это мой оригинальный произведение, верно. Спасибо за ваш добрый комментарий.

The prelude's tempo was increased simply because I preferred it that way.

@@FugaxContrapunctus Relatable

Here: www.youngcomposers.com/t45679/prelude-and-fugue-in-d-minor/

I started out my compositional journey in a self-taught fashion, though I must admit I did formally attend composition classes at my local conservatory, which certainly did help me cement my contrapuntal skills.

@@FugaxContrapunctus what books do you recommend to get started?

Assuming your ultimate end goal is to compose fugues, I'd recommend André Gédalge's Traité de la Fugue, an online translation of which can be found in OpenBU, the free access section of the Boston University Library. For a more specific and stylistically focused approach, partimento treatises by Fenaroli and Rameau's theory on tonal harmony should yield substantial insight into the compositional perspectives and techniques as they were described at the time. There are also plenty of online lesser-format resources here on TH-cam, for example. Still, as I'm largely self-taught, my golden rule still remains "Practice makes perfect". Still, I would suggest not being too harsh on yourself. Even if you might now feel as though your counterpoint isn't yielding the expected results, as long as you feel compelled to continue practicing and looking for ways to improve, you will gradually make progress and gain the experience you seek. Every composition, exercise or draft you make will eventually help you in this endeavour, so long as you try to remain constant, even if they seem trivial or disappointing either at first or once you finish them. In short summary, the key to contrapuntal prowess, as well as finding one's own style of counterpoint, lies beyond a long creative journey of constant learning and improvement, with no definitive endpoint. That being said, I wish you luck in treading this path, as narrow and constricting as it may be.

MuseScore 3.

Unfortunately, the only way I managed to include multiple organ registers into a single score (in MuseScore 3, at least) was by having two instruments on the mixer instead of just one. In this case, both manuals have been rendered by using the same soundbank, whereas the pedalier part required a different line altogether. On hindsight I shall admit I could have applied the same process to the 2nd manual in order to enrich the sound even further, so I certainly will make sure to include said changes in the revised, final version. Thank you kindly for pointing that out.

@@FugaxContrapunctus Does MuseScore have a way to change registration on the fly in one line?

@@Lucius_Chiaraviglio It does, but unfortunately there appears to be no way to automate it, thus making the whole process extremely cumbersome and imprecise to pull off manually. Regarding your original comment, I took into account your feedback when rendering the final version by adding a different register for the 2nd manual, as can be seen (or heard, rather) in the following post: www.youngcomposers.com/t45679/prelude-and-fugue-in-d-minor/

@@FugaxContrapunctus Does it let you do the equivalent of having a hand switch manuals on the fly (also really needed for some harpsichord music), or is that just as hard as trying to change registration on the fly?

If the setup for the manuals belonged to the same instrument, say, a simple keyboard with the exact same register, I guess the possibility of switching hands, and thus, voices between manuals would be possible. With a tripartite instrument setup, however, the voice-switching within the staff appears to be impossible, so yes, it's basically as hard to pull off as the former option you proposed.

Precisely as you said, the proper technique to be employed when encountering intervals too wide to be played on a single hand is to temporarily exchange voices with the other hand. Thus, within the example you mentioned, should the left hand not be taken into account and passing 16th notes be considered contrapuntally relevant, the resulting RH intervals would be 4ths. Regardless, thank you for your kind words of praise towards this humble work of mine. Often time I come across the reoccourring notion that my compositions should be taken purely at face value, either as pastiches or poor imitations of the original Baroque masters' art. To hear otherwise is truly refreshing in of itself, and my gratitude for it knows no bounds.