Experimenting with violin

Just for the record I have no experience with the violin, so if there is anything stupid about this piece feel free to point it out.

Well, this is my next composition I made. It's not long, about 29 measures/1min. The goal of this was for me to (practice?) compose a song with more than just the piano. Generally I like violin and piano together so I decided to give it a try. Also I made the effort to change up my chords a bit, normally I'm very conservative, and have a thing for using i and V chords.

I'm not sure if I'm done with it or not, I'll probably add more after some criticism.

And one final note, the composition is meant to be expressive (dynamics) and full of vibrato, I don't believe finale notepad is effective at this, but you can get the general idea. I believe either you will like it or hate it.

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I really enjoyed this quiet piece. I found the sparse texture quite beautiful (rising/falling violin line played over a pp piano chordal accompaniment), and the unusual voice-leading and dissonances suggested a subtle restlessness: the music seemed to almost but never quite settle in one place, expressing transience and fragility. I thought the opening piano line was nice, but upon several listenings it didn't seem to fit as neatly with the rest of the piece (the contrast is nice, though); perhaps, if you continue this piece, it could be developed further at a later point.

It was a nice piece of music, but I didn't feel that it ultimately lead anywhere. I think you should start with something like a good melody and then try to expand upon that. Or you might try playing a series of chords and then try to fit a melody on top of them.

Still, the piece had a great sound to it. I just personally prefer music that sounds a bit more "planned"

I really enjoyed this quiet piece. I found the sparse texture quite beautiful (rising/falling violin line played over a pp piano chordal accompaniment), and the unusual voice-leading and dissonances suggested a subtle restlessness: the music seemed to almost but never quite settle in one place, expressing transience and fragility. I thought the opening piano line was nice, but upon several listenings it didn't seem to fit as neatly with the rest of the piece (the contrast is nice, though); perhaps, if you continue this piece, it could be developed further at a later point.

Wow, you seem really wise and know a lot about music. I appreciate your comment. I really like the sound of violins (string instruments in general), it's the whole reason for practicing and working out bugs in my composition especially since I know little to nothing about the violin.

It was a nice piece of music, but I didn't feel that it ultimately lead anywhere. I think you should start with something like a good melody and then try to expand upon that. Or you might try playing a series of chords and then try to fit a melody on top of them.

Still, the piece had a great sound to it. I just personally prefer music that sounds a bit more "planned"

I understand completely. I used to not like music that sounded unplanned, but after a while and listening to some interesting composers I started to like it more and more. Martinu and/or Ravel was one of the composers that has a interesting feel that I liked. And yes, this piece is not done yet, it was only a chance for me to see if I did something stupid on the violin because I know nothing about it. I still have a lot to learn.