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Hi again Qccowboy - Have to say I really enjoyed the Arioso - the extended piano intro is a good idea - heightens the expressivity of the Clarinet's entry and gives a nice but brief change in timbre/texture for the listener. I found the Ronde much more varied than the first two sections as well (I imagine that was in part dictated in part by the Rondo form), but I enjoyed that aspect of it. I agree with manossq, I felt like you could have built up to some kind of greater climax before the end - and then I think the codetta would have made more sense - it seems a little purposeless, as it is right now.
I did think the harmonic language was much more effective in these last two sections - and just the whole construction/syntax seemed to make more sense to me.
First two sections and to some extent the Nocturne (although I like the impressionistic harmonies in the piano part), in my opinion, could have benefited from a greater sense of direction, and perhaps the thematic material could have been developed a little more aggressively once it got going - there were several moments where I felt like you were forcing the opening motivic material over and over.
But there are many good ideas and moments in the piece, and I would be interested in hearing a live performance/seeing the score to get a better idea of the piece of what you've done and the expressive potential of the work etc.
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