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Im undecided if I like this piece. I think i might hate it. The theme is quite annoying. I do like the combo of flute and cello though.

Hi! Minuets are trendy here it seems, and I've been recommended to try my hand at some. So here is a first minuet and trio for piano and flute. I feel it would be hard to dance on it, I realized I'm not very comfortable with a ternary rythm (and I forgot halfway that it was supposed to be a dance at all). The overall structure is: minuet1 - trio - minuet 1', where: minuet 1 is written in 2 parts for piano. It is made of 2 repeating sections [A] and [B-A']. A finishes on a half-cadence, B modulates and brings contrast, A' is same as A but ending on a perfect cadence the trio is in the key of dominant and the flute comes in. Its structure consists of 2 repeating parts [A] and [ B] (yeah, ok, I'll admit that I forgot A' and I was too lazy to change haha. But I think it's not too bad to have a bit less repetition) minuet 1' is the same as minuet 1 but without the repeats (thank god) Let me know if you have any comment/recommandation/suggestion/corrections 🙂 menuet #1 v2.mp3

Hahaha .... Nice job 👍

LoL You must be working with some alternate version of the lyrics that I've never heard ...

Nice! I see you not only reharmonized this but also changed some of the lyrics. That's a boost to your "originality" factor. I tried to write all the lyrics out but unfortunately couldn't understand all the words in your recording /-: I love the lush string harmonies you employ. Well done!

Very nice. I like when simple motives works nicely without extra ornamentations and that's a clear exemple of that. Also the arrangement flute-cello and the deceptive cadence to extend the closing in four extra bars feels very appropiate.

Congratulations on your symphony! A tremendous achievement. An excellent example of the classical style, very Haydnesque.