Symphony in G Minor

A symphony in four movements in the style of Mozart, composed in 2001.

I. Molto Allegro - A fast sonata form movement in G minor.

II. Andante - A slow binary form movement in E flat major.

III. Menuetto & Trio - A fugal minuet in D minor, and a trio in D major.

IV. Allegro Assai - A fast sonata form movement in G minor.

This is an early composition of mine, and was performed by the Jesmond Combined Schools Orchestra, at St. George

HHMaung - Symphony in G Minor - I. Molto Allegro.MID

HHMaung - Symphony in G Minor - II. Andante.MID

HHMaung - Symphony in G Minor - III. Menuetto & Trio.MID

HHMaung - Symphony in G Minor - IV. Allegro Assai.MID

how about giving us a finale file so we can view the score?

Hi Hane,

I know that the MIDI files don't do or work justice. And congratulations on the performance! That is beyond a major success.

1. A grand opening! I am a neo-romantic so my ear naturally wanted to hear more color and contrast by I do understand your style and very much appreciate it. You "hit the nail on the head" and completely encapsulated Mozart's stylistic artistry.

2. Nice contrast to the 1st movement with playful and very slightly chromatic melodies.

3. I thought the tempo could have been a touch faster but I did enjoy. Very memorable melodies that are presented quietly to swell then cadence. Great touch!

4. Very like the 1st movement but with some distinct outstanding qualities. You have definitely captured the most from Mozart's period in this movement. I enjoyed the tension and anticipation as you hold themes and cadences before the resolve; then "hammer" them home with a repeat and percussion. A wonderful conclusion!

Great job!

Thank you for sharing.

Do you have any other recordings?

Michael

how about giving us a finale file so we can view the score?

Just import the midi file to review the score.

Well done. I take it that you composed this when you were 17?

Do you have a recording of the performance you can post?

:45 of 1 annoys me since it's right from 40-1..technically so far all I can think of is 40-1... Wow, 5:20, what a cheap imitation of this one Mozart symphony movement. Not bad, though.. It's nice to follow Mozartian structure until you can come up with your own style..

The fourth movement.. first few bars.. soft.. LOUD.. soft.. LOUD.. dance style (40-4), come up with new ideas! (The third movement.. nice.. similar "fugal" style to 40-3)

If you want to write like Mozart, at least try to write 42 as opposed to 40. This is a nice step in that direction now that you've studied 40 so intensely. Good luck.

Harmonically and rhythmically interesting. Very Mozartian, but didn't quite strike me as a piece he actually would've written for some reason.

1st movement:

:45, I must agree with Matt. That was kinda taken from the 40th symphony.

You have a nice sweet melody at about 3:20 then suddenly shifts back to the earlier melody.

Sweet classical ending though. ;)

2nd movement:

Nice little melody there in the beginning but, again, doesn't quite scream Mozart to me. But nice use of winds. :)

Though nice and certainly well written and orchestrated, couldn't quite keep my attention as well as the first movement did. I guess I just got a little bored until 2:16 with the louder chords.

What also doesn't quite scream Mozart is your use of the timpani. The average classical timpanist was never quite so lucky as to get more than perhaps a dozen bars of playing time in an entire work. But whatev. You're not trying to be Mozart.

3rd movement:

When it comes to keeping my attention, this was much better. It sounded almost piratey in the beginning until about :40.

The winds were cool in movement 2 but start to get tedious in you section around like 1:30. It lasted a full minute and I kinda stopped listening until the awesome piratey theme came back. But I don't exactly have an attention span. Perhaps you could add a bit more though? I kinda felt the end was abrupt. Whatever. You certainly did more with your melodies.

4th movement:

This one really made me smile. Definitely a one you could dance to. The MIDI definitely does not do justice to this. The beginning was very exciting and kinda got my juices flowing.

1:34: those few resolving bars didn't really feel necessary to me. You could've skipped those and still ran smoothly back into the G minor melody.

Overall: A nice enough piece. It sounded very full and professional. There were really just some little things I didn't particularly care for.

One of the little things that kinda miffed me was that your entire work was centered solely on the winds and strings. I heard the brass, but at least half of the wind melodies would've sounded just as well on a trumpet or french horn. Just some food for thought.

A good piece. Worth a listen by most anyone.

Good luck and happy composing! ;)

-Alex

I LOVE this. The trills in the first movement. Gorgeous.

I laughed when I heard some Mozart quotations, but they were very refreshing, and paid well deserved homage to him. Good job. Classical is a difficult style to master, and you have done it with finesse.

Very Mozartian, but didn't quite strike me as a piece he actually would've written for some reason.

Mozart did write this piece.

It's a cheap imitation of 40. Write something in your own style or continue classically, but just come up with new themes, orchestration, direction, and color!

Very cool...not bad at all