|
Hey Alexander,
This is a pretty good piece - judging by your work, you seem to be experimenting with many different styles at the moment. I must say my favorite has been your Klavierstuck, it was one of the best pieces I've seen on this forum, up there with Gardener's stuff.
But back to the one at hand - the music does convey what you were trying to say very well, there is a sense of inevitability, and a strong sense of forward motion. My biggest concern is the instrumentation and orchestration - a solo heckelphone would be drowned out by the orchestra and the organ, especially the heavy double-basses. A lot of the solo line is also written in a very high register for the heckelphone, which might help it cut through the orchestra better. But you sometimes go too high, which would be really difficult to control, and you'd get a weak, squeaky sound. It is not recommended that you write anything higher than the (notated) E or F above the treble clef (the notation sounds an octave lower than written).
One possibility would be to cut down on the size of the orchestra in order to balance out the solo line, or thinning out the instrumentation. You could use some hocket on the repetitive figures to change up the timbres and make the texture a bit less dense. Otherwise, it's a solid piece, and the unique mix of timbres would sound great with live instruments - are you looking to get it performed? That would be awesome to work with a heckelphonist!
__________________
http://gabrielbolanos.com
|