July 2, 20187 yr Finally! These small performances might not look like the greatest thing for you, but that's the first time my piece was performed by good players!
July 2, 20187 yr No, man. It's always amazing to have a composition played live. It's a very nice work, neoclassical I would say... The performers have made great work, particularly the first violin (nice ascendign phrases). And the piece itself is beautiful with climax and other restful contrasting parts. Congrats, Thanks for sharing !
July 3, 20187 yr Author 8 hours ago, RaphaelWalsh said: Wonderful little pieces! You must feel very proud I'm sure. All the best -R The whole thing is one piece, it's the first bar's material in I think around twenty different ways.
July 3, 20187 yr I must have felt great to hear the music played by professional musicians! They put effort in your music and it is obvious that they like your music as well. Sometimes composers forget to compose music that is also fun for the players, not only for the audience. You achieved this!
July 3, 20187 yr Author 16 minutes ago, Maarten Bauer said: It must have felt great to hear the music played by professional musicians! They put effort in your music and it is obvious that they like your music as well. Sometimes composers forget to compose music that is also fun for the players, not only for the audience. You achieved this! 😄 You know, one of my constant reviewers tells me to stop thinking about the fun of the players. "It doesn't matter", he says,"you should give boring/extremely difficult notes to your players, because what comes first is the way the piece sounds/the level of the piece." I try to put the comfort of my players first, I don't want them to think "oh... this again" every time they need to practice playing my piece. Of course, I might pull some players out of their comfort zone for a moment or two if it's important for the piece, but I try to keep my pieces fun to play.
July 3, 20187 yr 14 minutes ago, Rabbival507 said: 😄 You know, one of my constant reviewers tells me to stop thinking about the fun of the players. "It doesn't matter", he says,"you should give boring/extremely difficult notes to your players, because what comes first is the way the piece sounds/the level of the piece." I try to put the comfort of my players first, I don't want them to think "oh... this again" every time they need to practice playing my piece. Of course, I might pull some players out of their comfort zone for a moment or two if it's important for the piece, but I try to keep my pieces fun to play. In my opinion, there needs to be a balance between music that can be enjoyed by playing and the level of the piece. I understand what your reviewer says, but I would then rather say that musicians can have fun, because they can participate in the whole of the piece and not in their part.
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