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Calling All Violinists! I’m seeking a talented violinist to collaborate on my original composition, Devil's Dance. This piece was written for piano and violin, and I’d love to hear it brought to life by a skilled performer. You can listen to the music in the video attached to this post. If you’re interested in collaborating, feel free to reach out - I’d be thrilled to connect! Let’s create something magical together!

Hi, I don't want to make it easier. The art is full of suffering and pain! 😄

Hi @olivercomposer! I think the key of Eb minor is a particularly difficult key for the Violin to play in! If you wanted to make things a bit easier on the violinist you could transpose the piece down a half step to D minor and I'm guessing that the double stops that you have would be easier to execute. Also, the violin is capable of many more different kinds of stops to add to the virtuosity. You could add more double, triple and quadruple stops yourself or ask the violinist that you end up working with to add some themselves where appropriate to increase the virtuosity of the piece. If you were working with a particularly talented violinist you could even ask them to include some left hand pizzicato, or high natural and artificial harmonics. It would make the impression of a kind of "Devil's Trill Sonata". Great job and thanks for sharing!

Personally, I like the Chopinism of this movement Henry. (If that's even a word!) Also prefer it to the other movements, mainly because I can actually play this one! (Due to the slower tempo.) That said, the runs are quite challenging for me (as a very rusty pianist). I wonder why you see the pentatonic as purified Locrian? Seems like an original and interesting idea! Ofcourse Locrian is notoriously difficult to write in, since the tonic triad is a diminished 7th, and therefore sounds unresolved.

idk why, I see the your 2nd episode as just a development of the refrain of part A', I see your movement more in a tenary ABA' form ok sure let me give you some feedback since it seems you gave the impression its all praises for you lol bar 18/34 (either or/and), would you consider changing the low e-sharp to c-sharp so the last quaver of this bar has a complete triad? I guess the second refrain does sound a bit random with all the running notes and stuff, but it could also be a playback and *** ahem I'm not qualified to say this*** skill issue, like I said the 2nd refrain the melody is hidden in between the voices it's hard to bring it out.

Definitely better than Musesounds.