Chamber Music in Style of Mozart

So I've been writing chamber music for the past 2 years. But I didn't take them seriously. I focused more on the modern stuff and pop. However, recently, I've just finished this piece for Clarinet, Basson, Violin, and the Cello. Hope you enjoy! as always, any comments are welcomed.

Not too bad at all.

Some technical points tho, hope you don't mind me raising them:

Not sure about the double-stops for the bassoon... (bar 5) they might be difficult. Do you intend 2 bassoons (as you do clarinets later on).

2) The double-stops for violin in bars 2, 4 & 6 are impossible to play.

3) The bassoon(s) and cello, bars 15& 16, forming a root triad in E-flat will sound horribly muddy in an ensemble this size. Fine, if you want that effect but I can't believe Mozart would do that.

4) Similar in bars 1 & 3 and elsewhere, the double-stops for cello with the bassoon playing a chord like that isn't very mozart. WIth the right kind of light staccato it'll probably sound more like a series of thuds in real life!

If you mean >1 clarinet/bassoon, you need extra instructions to show which is playing during "unison" passages - 1, 2 or unis.

But basically the composition is fine - not awfully like Mozart though, mostly because of the scoring. Passages like the duet for clarinets (starts p2) is fairly weak and univentive because of the way you've scored it. Others, indeed you, might think differently - well, you're the composer so your word is where it's at!

Hope this helps.
M

Well Mont, thanks for pointing all those things out. I really appreciate it. ya you're right, maybe it's not so much of Mozart, but eh.. what the heck lol. Well, I'll consider all those things you said, and fix them possibly according to the "right-of-way". Again, thx for commenting.

-James-

Very rhythmically novel, and full of inspiration!
I liked this, and it seems you are quite comfortable writing in this type of tonality. It was not very traditionally classical - mostly because of the pop/game type elements of the music. This did not detract from it though - it added to it, making it fresh and interesting.
You did seem to use the same rhythms over and over again though, and you seemed to spend an awful lot of time in Bb major, for the piece being in F, but the music was rather good. Fun stuff

This sounds like a...well, let's been honest it sounds like Haydn on ecstasy. It's not really all that classical, just happy. It has more of a video gamish feel. In any case though, it was a pretty enjoyable piece, even though not technically very proficient (see daniel's and montpellier's comments), and it also has a fairly apparent lack of structure. I would study some scores of Mozart,etc. if this is the path you want to take (thats what I did way back when ...like 1 year ago haha).

Ok, I speak French and always wondered:
What the heck is a "double stop" ?
Why wouldn't violon be able to play it??

I like this piece a lot. ^^

Very joyful and simple.

Necroposter

Well, if the OP is still following this, then I have a few clarinet comments.

-All of those tripleted 16'ths are quite difficult to play, remember that most clarinetists can't double-tounge. You would have to rework those.

-I suggest listening to Mozart's Clarinet Concerto or his Quintet to get a feel of the classical clarinet.

-Also keep in mind that the clarinet back then wasn't as advanced as the clarinet today; clarinet parts were much simpler and didn't usually exceed 2 or 3 sharps/flats. Didn't see anything too dificult there, but just watch out.

-And finally, consider more ornamentation. Ornamentation, when used properly, can give much more interest to a melodic line.

If you find me a clarinetist who could play what you wrote, I would be amazed. I've never heard a clarinet that could tongue that fast (referring to your sixteenth-note-triplets). But who knows. Nice piece. It sounded, however, like a giant cadenza or something. Just kept going and going. Maybe switch it up and add a more prominent minor part or slower section, etc.

Originally Posted by christianc

Ok, I speak French and always wondered:
What the heck is a "double stop" ?
Why wouldn't violon be able to play it??

A double stop is two notes played at once. Violins can play some double stops, but some are more. . . impossible. Like a double stop on the E and G strings played arco.