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Audio + PDF score of what I've written so far OBOE.mp3

Here is the French Horn + Bassoon intro/prelude material I was writing. I'm feeling mehh about it, but only because it doesn't really connect to the piece imo. Here is the stuff that I am just in LOVE with though. The way the ensemble creates this movement is just wonderful to me. Still working on filling in the string parts and incorporating the French Horn and Bassoon into these sections with the melody. However, I think that's too big of a start to the piece, so I'm still brainstorming on how I can lead into that -> hence the F.H & Bassoon intro/prelude. Now unto the fun stuff Not sure if anyone is familiar with the work of Pierre Boulez, but if you are please let me know. My idea for this section is to have these big jumps up and down in different intervals and have the ensemble mimic and echo those movements in the rests of the oboe. So that way, we get a very, for lack of a better word, "quacky", and almost disjointed sound. The reason I mention Boulez is because of his piece, "Le Marteau sans Maître", that has the exact sound I'm going for. -> wanting to see if I can create a system that will make this portion easier to write,I want it to be less "musical" than the more elegant (only word that's coming to mind), lyrical section. (This would be coming after this part)

I will fix the parellels Yes and no lol - I liked the bass doing that contrasting figure (rhythmic wise) with the half note and qtr note, and I liked the 5ths, so I just kept it in. It's not super bad, could definitely be smoother, so I'll edit that spot. Thanks! Thanks for all your feedback

Oh my, that's definitely it. 😮 Wrote this melody for the French horn to play as a prelude-esque intro. I tried to give nods to the main melody,but I also don't want to make it too redundant. Any feedback there? I struggle a bit with melody writing, especially when I've already written some material that I just love lol.

Been experimenting with this & trying to reharmonize the material, so it doesn't become so redundant. However, I'm not in love with that Eb bass note there.

Yes, that is a good idea...however I can't think of anything that would sound good over the Dbmaj7 chord without creating an unpleasant dissonance. Oh that would be perfect. And then I would just have to write a few measures before that of "prelude" material. And lead into the strings playing the melody solo, and then the oboe emerging from there. Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate it

WIP Update : Orchestrated the melody I have so far. I want this section to just be the oboe + strings. I'm still trying to come up with some material to put before the oboe comes in. I start on a Gm/C chord (technically Gm7/C with the oboe melody), so I just need a progression that will lead me there 😂. I'm thinking French horn melody with suspensions and soft movements (think Hymn for Band by Hugh Stuart). If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

Added more melodic material...I realized this week that I work SO slow b/c I analyze everything so much and don't let myself go and just write lol

Wanting to create a washy-choral sounding prelude for the ensemble to play before my Oboe comes in... I have Fm/Ab - Dbm6/Ab- Abmaj7 - Cm7-Fm9 - any ideas to keep this sound going?

Ahhh ok, so leave it and have it stay as 14 I'll need to do some research on concerto structure and what is technically challenging for the obo so that I don't make this too easy to play or boring

Oh okay, now I understand - brain fart moment lol The F is the beginning of the melodic material, but since I have two empty beats before that, I can fill up that space. Couldn't I also just get rid of the rests and make that measure an anacrusis? --> was thinking of having some strings and F. Horn play a countermelody + harmony as the theme comes in. I've never even attempted writing a counter melody before, so that should be fun.

Hmmm, so how do I treat it as an "acephalic" vs a regular/other phrase type @PeterthePapercomPoser? Just wanting some more clarification

I've never heard of that term before lol, is that a good thing?

Edited the melody a bit for some more interest and movement

Some harmony ideas