For Strings and Woodwind Ensamble and some horn

Hello there!

This is one of the rare pieces, which i can relate to as finished.

i am pretty much self-taught without any set task for this one. 

therefore, there is not much theoretical background/thought process in this piece, other than my hearing experience.

As you might notice, i have a weak spot for pathos - i hope you can enjoy it anyways.

I am curious what you people think! 🙂

On 11/3/2020 at 8:39 AM, NiceyMcNice said:

This is one of the rare pieces, which i can relate to as finished.

Really?  Well - it's your piece so if it sounds finished to you then keep it as is but to me it sounds like it could keep going.  I like what you have so far - it just sounds unfinished to me.  Sometimes when we learn music theory and study too hard we lose the originality of our youth which is something I perceive in your music - it's very individual so congrats on that!

Thanks for sharing and I hope you work more on this!

@PaperComposer i am very happy you like it - and even see the potential to further develope this material. 

The idea of continue with this piece makes me a bit nervous tho , since i have a great struggle to find an adequat form / cadence / ABC part to stay in a "consequent / logical" or at least comprehensible flow. In this piece i find the mood (as beautiful it might be at times) is dead and i need something new refreshing. Most of the time i then simply make a strong cut, but maybe i also can develope and in fact its far from dead 🤔 

do you know a method for getting back in touch with a "finished" piece in a spontanous, open mind? 🙂 i am very curious what might rise from this , since i declared it finished and i now kinda out of my comfort zone

thanks again for your interest and kind words! have a nice day

4 hours ago, NiceyMcNice said:

do you know a method for getting back in touch with a "finished" piece in a spontanous, open mind? 🙂 i am very curious what might rise from this , since i declared it finished and i now kinda out of my comfort zone

I don't know if this will work for you but this is my go-to solution for any kind of writer's block related problem:  write variations on the melodic material already found in your piece.  You can change the durations of the notes, harmonies that accompany the melody, the mode/scale of the melody, invert or reverse (retrograde) the melody, ornament the melody etc.  There are lots of ways to use the melodic material already present to make something new but still related to what you have.  That's what I would do!

22 minutes ago, PaperComposer said:

write variations on the melodic material already found in your piece

This sounds easy and without pressure still pretty straight forward. For me it also forces me a bit more into the "one should also be able to play it" direction, which is definitly something i should be more aware of aswell i think !  i will try this, thanks alot 👍 

I liked this piece! The theme that comes in at bar 15 feels pretty strong and memorable – I feel like it might be good if it was made more prominent throughout.

The piece has a certain march-like quality to it – if you're looking to expand it, perhaps you could experiment with adding a percussion part?

I liked the pizzicato section (I do have a soft spot for pizzicato lol).

Also, I feel like it ends quite abruptly (but maybe that's just my taste).