GospelPiano12

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

I like this idea! I will definitely start exploring these variations you've mentioned. I think this would be great!! Especially as I start thinking about instrumentation and voicing and color. Of course, your suggestions are always welcome. Thank you. Seems like I have a lot of work on my hands lol

Good Evening All, I've set out to write an oboe concerto, but I wrote this fragment and realized that I don't know how to write a concerto...any advice/tips? Also, please don't come at me for the notation...it's giving 6/4, but I'm just in the beginning stages of brain storming Oboe sketches.mp3

What a lovely piece! You nailed it with the title - although there were some slightly brighter moments, the piece has an overall lamenting tone. I've heard a LOT of compositions where just because the piece was in minor, the composer expected a "sorrowful" or "somber" tone, yes the overall sonority of minor keys tends to be more somber, I believe, if arranged correctly, even major keys can have a melancholic tone to them - BUT, that's a discussion for another day. One thing I enjoyed about this piece is that it sounds more modern without sounding too modern. I'm not sure if that makes any sense lol. Your phrasing is another one of the things you've done so well with this piece. I don't always hear NT and PT and stepwise, scalar motion being used in such a sophisticated way. I like the leaps, they added brightness, while maintaining the shape of the melody. Your harmony is simple, but I'm a sucker for i-iv-V7-i in minor 😂. Overall this piece is very strong - I don't have much more to add that hasn't already been said. I know you have more material in you, I can hear it 👀 As a pianist-composer myself I understand the struggle to balance composition with practice and such - BUT, I would love to hear this piece orchestrated. Nothing too elaborate - maybe a wind quintet with a flute on the melody, just a thought - a bass clarinet on the "tenor" and bass voices 😮‍💨👌🏾

I completely agree - horns are definitely the way to go

Okay awesome - this is all I have so far lol

Most of my work is Romantic, with somewhat of a contemporary feel (in my opinion) I have three notes written so far lol — F, Db, and Ab. I think the melody will flow with scalar-esque motion and leaps (up and down). I love maj7 leaps on strings and higher-register woodwinds. In a concerto, are you "allowed" to have an introduction from the ensemble before bringing in the soloist?

Hey guys! I'm getting ready to start on my longest piece to date: a 10-minute chamber concerto featuring the oboe as the soloist. Instrumentation (subject to change): Woodwinds - Oboe, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Basson, Bass Clarinet Strings - 4 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 cellos, 2 DB Brass: French Horn, 2 Trumpets I am not sure where to start, so I was hoping to see if anyone had any resources they could recommend, such as words of advice, structural advice, instrumentation, etc. Thank you