Chorus

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Very imaginative. There is a bit of problem with the sudden cut of the samples, that produce clicks. And you are mixing two harmonic worlds (the chorus is in one key and the music box in a different one), it is something that is named polytonality that developed widely in the classical music from XX century.

Very appropriate! The use of the chorus is pretty cool too. I will say that the bells in the foreground are a little strong in comparison to the voice, but then, that might just be me expecting voice to always be at the foreground in holiday songs. The clipping is present, but I don't think it's too important in this sort of work. One thing to note is that the music box is at a slightly different pace than the song, which can make it sound strange. Consider usage of this technique carefully...

I like the ending, but the contrast between the music box sound, which was nice and smooth, and the samples, which sounded like a record skipping around, made me think about how music is presented today, and how audiophiles insist that the recording be as close to the original as possible. The fact that the music box was so simple and portrayed it's message well really corrupts the splintered samples in a good way.

The instrument that you chose worked really well to give you a variety of tones and notes. I also liked how you kept this piece very simple, with just the instrument and one delicate loop in the background. In the middle you did really well at having the the music from the loop and your instrument play together. It would have been nice to hear something a little more dramatic at one point, but then again maybe that wouldn't have worked with what you were going for.