Anticipation for Flute and Piano

This is a new piece I wrote, Anticipation for Flute and Piano I entitled it Anticipation in my anticipation to get to Tanglewood, where I'll be studying this summer. I am DYING to get to Tanglewood!! 17 days till I leave!

Please enjoy.

Also - i would love if an actal flute player could look at the flute part and let me know what you think. Thanks!!!

Comment are OF COURSE welcome!! :P

-Scott

Audio - Anticipation for Flute and Piano - Putfile.com

EDIT: NEW SCORE!!!!

Anticipation for Flute and Piano.pdf

Hello Scott,

I like the beginning - very nice atmosphere you created - and the way flute and piano are engaged in a sort of continuous dialogue. The balance should work well on real instruments. Have a look at my piece for flute and piano, "Gigallegro!", if you have a chance. Have fun in Tanglewood! Best, Lorenzo

I like it! As a flautist, my only concern is some of the high notes that are held for a bit on flute. Like the tied A from measure 16-17, would be tough. Certainly not impossible and definitely playable, but just something to consider. Other than that, good job!

Thank you!!! My first concernwas that it was boring, so I'm glad you liked it. Im so glad a flautist told me it was playable. Yea!! I didn't even think of the held notes...i was thinking about the 5-tuplets at the end. lol

Thanks again, I'm glad you enjoyed it!! :)

Thank you Lorenzo as well, your comments are very nice. Thank you.

Hey. I like the atmosphere of this very much, and the bitonality bb.25+26 etc. is really cool. I don't know if you're a pianist but personally I'd prefer the chords from b.41-46 to be split up into upper and lower parts, just for ease of reading. A really nice piece, I especially like the idea at 37-38 and when it returns; it contrasts very effectively. :D

Hey Terve, Welcome to YC!!!

Thank you so much for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed all the little tricks. :)

And I will think about 41-46.

Thank you!!!

Why, thankyou :). Forgive my ignorance, what is Tanglewood? A music summer school?

The Boston University TANGLEWOOD Institute is the best summer music program in the U.S. Im obviously studying composition for 6 weeks, living on the Tanglewood grouds in Lenox. Tanglewood is also the summer home of the Boston Symphony.

Hey tenor this is awesome lol ;)

I must admit i disagree with pianistboy about the high notes - it only goes up to an A which is about the last note i can make before it begins to go shrill, so i don't think there should be a problem there. I think the hardest part is the opposite of that; the notes in the lower register, particularly the middle c's, during the fast tuplets. Its definately playable though (i've printed a copy of it lol ^.^)

Great piece good luck at tanglewood :thumbsup:

Wow..thank you so much. Im loving that this piece is such a huge success!!! Yea!!

OMG!! Ifwant to perform it, go ahead!! Ill try to have a final draft soon.

Thanks firsty!!!

Im obviously studying composition for 6 weeks, living on the Tanglewood grouds in Lenox. Tanglewood is also the summer home of the Boston Symphony.

W ... o.o ... O ... o.o ... W

Six weeks - that is so amazing. Why isn't there anything like that over here??!

haha! You could come over here, a lot of programs accept international students!!! lol

But how much does six weeks of a course like that cost? With the amount of money you'd need to live on, and the flights and everything, even if it was highly subsidised I'm guessing it would set you back... alot. :unsure: lol. Still, how amazing...

The tuition and room and board is $5,500. Not including flights and all that.

Yea...it doesnt come cheep. I had a benefit concert to raise some money becuase I couldnt take care of all of it.

ANYONE WANT TO COMMENT ON THE PIECE ITSELF!! haha!!

ATTENTION!!!

I'VE POSTED A NEW SCORE WITH PHRASING AND DYNAMICS!!!! ENJOY!!!! :)

tenor10,

greets!

And I'll comment on your music! ;)

1) I loved the motive using (how are these called in english, HELP!) 5-something tuplets. Very-very fresh and interesting.

2) The quartal harmony used throughtout the piece is delicious. But you tend to overdo it, using the same voicings again and again. Perhaps some inversions of the chord might help solve the monotony.

3) The part from 21-28 was very nice and interesting.

Cheers!

Thank you for your comments manossg!!

Thank you for your comments manossg!!

But you didn't tell me how these 5-plets are called! :angry:

:P

quintuplets. haha

(just looked it up!)

LOL, I'll probably forget it by tomorrow! :P

haha thats oK!

Great piece! I loved it! Keep up the good work!

:D :D :D :D

Your link doesn't work sadly. I tried it on both my computers to hear it. :(

And you are very rude by the way.

could you please explain what the underlined portion of your post pertains to?

Haha, lol, I agree with QC, I see no reason how anyone on this thread has been rude...*is confused*

I am very confused by QcCowboy's post....