Sonata for piano (1st movement)

sketch of my second Sonata in C for piano in classical style hope you like it

Sonata for piano (1st movement)

The biggest advice and tip I can give to writing classical music is that it's more than just about the "pretty writing" (which you've done fairly well). What this piece seems to lack...at least to me, is "character" and the classical idea of "story".

The best way I can put it, and this is from having to both sing and analyze classical era music, is that while it may have been losing some popularity, Opera and the idea of the voice reigned supreme in virtually everything that was done. That being said, music was expected to be more than just refined and logical, it was expected to be dramatic and tell a story within it's very refined and limited language. For the successfull composers, EVERY chord had a purpose you could explain, every line, gesture, rhytmicization meant something in the piece, even if it was just to throw off the audience (as Haydn loved to do). You're using these techniques beautifully, but I don't really sense the idea of "this is being done because the drama in this music tells me to do this. Not bad at all for a first draft though

Im not sure what you mean by lacking character and story,lack of coherence and precision perhaps?that might be true...gonna try my best to make it better next time(less unnecessary things,concentrate even more ,story,linear progression,trying to find a sense of necessity)

Thank you very much for listening and taking time to write a review!

Also check out the first movement of my clarinet divertimento,i think it s bit more polished then this one!

Thanks again!

fx

It definitely doesn't lack character. I really like this piece. I think its well executed. Thats enough from me I think until I get my own share of reviews and feel the almighty wrath of others haha

Very nice, you kept my attention to the end. The form is very good. I might be wrong, but I think an awful lot of ideas in this sonata have been influenced by Mozart's C Major Sonata The overall texture is quite diverse, so it's interesting. Try experimenting with richer harmonies, you can do it without going out of classical style. Good job!

Your work is very well done. I think it has character and it does tell a story, and more than one! (lol)

But yea you might want to try to explore other interesting harmonies, but hey! It's like a Mozart piece. Mozart was known for his simplicity. Good job!

Thanks guys! Lordnemrod:yes there is indeed some motifs and melodic ideas inspired by sonata no1 from mozart(main theme obviously,and some little melodic bits in measure 19 and 33,development) and quartet k160 to(measure 5 and 6 that one i didnt realise it at first,i noticed it after finishing), a lot of the theme come from improvisation so its possible some mozart come up without me realising it,or realising it later.

I know the harmonies are pretty basic but what i want to do in these piece is maximal simplicity and concentration;im not looking for harmonic adventure,im trying to be able to get purity of melody and form(which is really hard) without going wild on harmonies and weird stuff,with minimal harmonic language,to develop melodic capacities.(classical style basically)But im gonna try to be a bit more varied in the future.

fx