Divertimento no. 1 (2 flutes, trumpet, piano)

For my first post on this forum, I'd like to share a little piece I wrote just over a year ago. The phrase structures and form are kind of dry, but it's a fun piece nonetheless. Thanks for listening!

(P.S. The trumpet is in Bb)

I love it! It's really charming. I like especially how you use the two flutes as a sort of polyphonic single instrument instead of two flutes (maybe some rest beaming might help in an updated version).
Is it bad to say I didn't really care for the slow parts as much? Okay, that's not true. I just thought they were the slightest bit out of place and kind of took away from the atmosphere of the piece a little bit. If that kind of B section existed elsewhere in the piece, that wouldn't be the case, but as it stands it's a bit awkward to me.
Congratulations on a great piece!

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I love it! It's really charming. I like especially how you use the two flutes as a sort of polyphonic single instrument instead of two flutes (maybe some rest beaming might help in an updated version).
Is it bad to say I didn't really care for the slow parts as much? Okay, that's not true. I just thought they were the slightest bit out of place and kind of took away from the atmosphere of the piece a little bit. If that kind of B section existed elsewhere in the piece, that wouldn't be the case, but as it stands it's a bit awkward to me.
Congratulations on a great piece!

I totally understand how you feel about the slow section. I was working with a very pressing deadline and my rationale was A) slow music takes up more time and B) I need *some* kind of variety, so why not use some kind of temporal variety. I've learned a lot since writing this piece, so I think at this point I would just naturally avoid awkward energy shifts like that. Thanks for the feedback!

I enjoyed it very much. It wouldn't be out of place as the backdrop to a crime-caper film. Great work, congratulations.

It's also nice to hear a live performance!