Trio: The last Valse (Piano, Cello, Violin)

Nice attempt. You're growing quickly, but there's still some issues to improve .

I can't really follow the score through this video, although there are parts of it that are quite readable. But judging by ear alone, I can already point out a couple things.

Firstly, the piano part seems to be mostly static, except towards the end (too little, too late). That was a bit surprising, being that you actually play the instrument. Secondly, there are balance issues as well - the violin has most of the fun, while the piano provides little more than the rythmic frame, and the cello is confined to a bassline role. You don't seem to have any problem getting creative - so why not allow the cello (and the piano) to "steal" the spotlight now and then?

I know the piece is intended to be performed sometime next year (although I have no idea of the level of proficiency of the eventual players) - but since you have several months before it, you can rework and expand the piece a bit, making it more interesting for both players and listeners.

Hopefully you'll find these comments useful . Thanks for sharing!

EDIT: I just moved the piece from "Solo Keyboard" to "Chamber Music", where it truly belongs

I second Austy's comments!

When I first started out writing my first trio(it's on my profile if you want to hear it ), I had to consider distributing the 'spotlight' evenly to all three instruments, if not it'll be just "Waltz for violin/cello accompanied by Piano"..All of the three instruments are part of one big community and hence they must both communicate with each other evenly.

Instead of the static accompaniment chords, you could add more interesting rhythmic figures..such as syncopations, swing rhythms, etc! And there's one part towards the end when the pianos seems to be very disintegrated from the other two instruments..as though it is playing on it's own! And, I realise you have quite a lot of unison between violin and cello. They can both sing different variances of melodies/harmonies themselves, and still manage to support each other effectively. =)

All the best and do expand it more, really because it has the potential to be further developed into something more interesting and unique!


p.s Please give some loveliness to the pianist as well =)