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Yes, I intended to write this piece in a difficult way especially for the solo cellist and solo soprano. It is good for me to know the limits of instruments or voice. I read rarely modern and contemporary composers's scores, so I have a lot of questions about modern instruments's technique. As Monarcheon said, it is a pedagogic way which is I am lack of. I am not formally going to the composing lesson. Things like " fifths or sixths in your triple or quadruple stop generally makes things easier for them in first position" etc, I've never known before. Thank you both~!~ I really learn a lot from you~!~

I totally get it ~!~

Thank you, that's really helpful. If I had a chance to chat with cellist, I would show all the questions. One more question: Generally: I don't understand this sentence: "you can go into the second layer and put the bottom note as a "shorter" note than the top two notes, so it becomes a double stop". What does "second layer" mean?Could you please write a simple example for me ?

Thank you for your extremely helpful advice, and I really learn a lot from you. I do make mistakes in the cello part and some chords and I will correct them later. I want to ask you some questions: 1\ “m. 15: F and A-flat double stop requires thumb position, which doesn't sound very good in pizzicato that high. Also, an awkward shift to get up there.” Could you please interpret it more specific? I don't know why pizzicato in that high doesn't sound good? And why it is an awkward shift. 2\ The cello chords I want to play them simultaneously. Basing on what I learn from books, I knew cello chords can not be played in one string and only can be played contiguous strings. Are there convenient charts for cello,viola and violin? I wrote these chords basing on books and my calculation. 3\"m. 33-34: Octaves in the cello are hard and not very useful." Same question:Could you please interpret it more specific? 4\"m. 54-55, 56: You can probably have one of how ever many double stops in that measure. Both is going to sound bad." Same question:Could you please interpret it more specific? 5\"m. 106-107: Combine all the eighth notes into a couple half notes with the same notation." I want to emphasize some eighth notes.Do I need to write staccato? Or notes like these can not played by the cellist? Thank you again for your reply.

Thank You deeply~!~As an amateur, I composed this song for practice, so I do want to make it difficult.And I do want to use skills and chords as many as possilbe which I learnt. If this song will be played by some artists, I will change it into an easy way. Hope more advice~!~ I love composing~!~

Hi, everyone: This is my first composition in vocal music and the lyric is written by me. This song is recorded by sibelius. Any suggestion is welcome, especially the solo cello part. I do not familiar with cello ,so I do not sure those cords can or can not be played by single player. Hope you can enjoy it!Encounter Love .mp3Encounter Love .pdf