my first composition

Hello!

I'm a horn player (23 y.o.) from Slovenia. I'm studying horn at the secondary school for music. I was always interested in composing my own music and this year I actually started to write. I must say, that I don't know anything about counterpoint, but I have some knowledge od harmony (this is the second year I study it at school).

My first composition is a Fantasy for violin and orchestra in D, dedicated to my girlfriend, who is a violin player. It is not finished yet, it's missing the cadenza and some more music... I hope you like it. I would be really honored if you could give me some opinions how to make the piece better. Every critique is more than welcome... Thank you!

link to the piece on youtube: fantasy for violin and orchestra

p.s.: sorry, my english is not so good... :S

Some good work here. For a first composition its marvellous really- some tasty orchestration skill, but unfortunately, I found myself being able to accurately predict where you were taking it. Just a few of the melodies and the harmonies even sounded to me to be a bit "childish" for want of a better word. Very much in Mozarts style. Found that it needed more structure- especially in the development section it seemed to become a bit "lost". Otherwise, a fantastic effort! You should be proud.

sabiansoldier, thank you for your reply... I'll try to make it a bit more interesting (especially the harmonies). I wanted the melody to be a bit childish in the part from 1:45 to 2:30... I'll work on the development section... The piece isn't finished yet - I'm planning on writing some more music, a cadenza and then a good end... ;)

Anyway, at this point every comment comes in handy... Thank you!