Scherzo for Flute and Pizzicato Strings

This is a piece that I think would serve well as an intermezzo, for instance between acts of a comic opera. Please tell me what you think of it. Do I give the flautist enough time to breathe? Are there any impossible passages? Thank you in advance!

scherzo.mid

David

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I think a you have no problems with breathing, but all that tounging would get old quick. A few slurred notes would help in that respect.

Not much to the piece, but I think that is what you were after.

Nice

Ron

To branch out on Ron's comment...

I agree, I like the flute melody a lot, but I think the direct repetitions of the motive first found in m.9 could be made much more interesting by slurring one of them. For more contrast, I think slurs would be interesting in the ascending arpeggio figures. Speaking as a flautist, it's definitely playable.

Perhaps you could also have some longer notes held in the flute somewhere in the piece as another section, against the pizzicato? I think it would provide some more nice contrast.

Very nice tune though, I think it would serve its intended purpose very well!

Yeah! Great material. However, I request for all that is Holy, PLEASE fix the key signature to be A major. Your tonality is A major and C major. PLEASE use them. That way the flutist won't kill you with all those accidentals.

Also, you have to indicate pizz. on the string staves, not just the title.

Put a smile on my face anyway. Good job!

You should use the pizzicato on the flute too :) It sounds really good!!!

The score is unforgivably sloppy, collision-wise.

The strings require a pizzicato instruction.

The flute part doesn't have any tonguing indications.

The piece is notated in the wrong key.

I love it!

It is like mushrooms opening birthday presents!

I love it!

It is like mushrooms opening birthday presents!

:w00t: this comment made my night.

Also, your name isn't on the music. It's only [composer]. The final bar is too 'long' if you know what I mean!

Very nice! And very good! Well done!

The music is light, airy and can be used as an intermezzo. I like especially the harmony. I think it is an entertainment music, but the harmony makes it more interesting and not typical (it is not a disadvantage). The piece may be played as a theatrical music, which illustrates e.g. comedies. The time signature could be emphasized with accents for a first part of the bar. It is composed (I think) in a style of divertimentos.