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I agree that the viola is sadly underrated.* I plan to feature it much in my own music!
I'm going to comment on some of the pieces that haven't been mentioned so far.
String Suite in G minor -
This is a catchy little thing.* I found myself tapping my foot along to it.* It sounds a lot like an elegant ballroom scene or dance of some sort.* However, I found the middle to be dragging a bit repetitive.* Perhaps a modulation (even to major perhaps) or a different rhythmic drive might help here?* The changes in mood towards the end were refreshing and the ending was effective (a sort of sarcastic gesture, with the pizzicatos).
Sonata movement in a minor -
I was expecting piano, but the harpischord was an interesting and effective choice considering the style of the music.* This had a very playful feel, and reminded me of some of Scarlatti's sonatas for harpsichord.* All of the figurations in the accompaniment worked together to create this "playful", vigorous mood.* Good job!* I liked the shift to a more serious character around 2:30.* I think could perhaps be even more effective if the tempo were slowed just slightly for this section (actually, a performer would probably do that anyway.)
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Thanks for the input!
You're dead-on about the Sonata movement; there actually is supposed to be a slower tempo change at 2:30 but I couldn't do it effectively with the computer so I just left it alone but a performer would have the tempo change indicated.