Aaron Hamilton

Bump.

At times the piano greatly outbalances the violin, notably the start and a lot of the middle sections. This made it feel very muddled and confused. (Seems as if that teacher was bashing the living daylights out of it. =D ). Though other than that, I like this piece a lot. It is full of a lot of emotion and is a very nice modern depiction of a Sonata. Although I don't believe you followed the "correct" form of the Sonata, change is good. Maybe call the title something else. =d

I composed this in response to a competition. It is basically a piece containing three variations of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, composed in an order that could make it a piece on its own. It uses a small String Trio, including Cello and two Violins. It is a very nice piece and I hope you enjoy it. Note: Ignore the chords and other text in the score. It's for personal use, the score was provided only to follow along with the music. Mp3: Twinkle.mp3 Twinkle.pdf

Black Elegance was nice. One major comment would be at perhaps 1:00 I believe the chord didn't fit, it was a diminished I think. It also sounds very similar to your other one rhythmic wise. I notice this is a stylistic feature, although I suggest in your next piece you change the articulation/strong beats and a few of the rhythmic features to contrast your previous compositions. Because the main point of both your songs is the rhythmic interest, and when both the rhythms are very similar, the interest is lost. Other than that, I love both piece. Keep it up.

In Priol there is some inbalance between dynamics between the left and right hands. The left hand is way too overbalancing, although this would just be a recording issue. Otherwise, excellent.

Still listening to it. I like the overall idea, especially at 1:46. When the melodic line first comes in, some of the rhythms are a tad complex for my liking, like four semi quavers. Although past 1:46 so far I love it.

There's difference between disonnance and non-chordal harmonics. I'm sorry I keep harrassing you about this, although to make a piece easy to listen to, it needs to be harmonically sound. To properly describe your piece it sounds like a child bashing the piano. Though that's only in a chordal reference. The piece itself is good, although the chord and harmony choices are ear splitting. An example is 0:09-0:14 and 0:28-0:38. It just doesn't work. There were more, although these were ones that'd prove my point. =d It's not dissonance. Some of it may be, although the huge amount used voids this term. I suggest to read up on chord structures, and next time you compose a piece, while you're composing, list the chords you're going to use above the piece. This way, it'll always sound good.

There's something wrong with some of the chordal structures. The notes just don't match.

If you could fix up the score, put it in an easier time signature(Consider cut time maybe), and fix up the notional positioning and I may attempt, and probably fail at playing it.

I personally think it's a real unique piece. The off beat notes really add effect, I like it quite a lot. It's one of those virtuosic pieces that really show a musicians talent.

A very clear and nice piece. Not sure if it was just your mp3, though I'd like to see some dynamics added to give a bit more expression. Other than that, loved it.

Very nice use of brass instruments. About 1:17, there was some weird modulation. You should consider adding more harmony, and the ending is a bit harsh. Other than that it is very nice.

Very, very nice song. Simple, yet very nice use of tone colours. Great piano rhythms/harmonics. I like it.

Sounds nice, the start is a waltz. You need to put in some accents/phrasing.

Section C was my favourite. Section A was good, though Section B had a few weird notes in the arpeggios. I agree with the last chord, WAY out of place. You should have finished on a V-I cadence. Definently don't put a Ib(First inversion tonic) chord like you did. That's baaaadddd. Instead end with B7-E, or E(1st)-B7-E.