First Cantata

I think I'm going to not publish the sheet music until I get an IRL recording. If you want the score, I can send it to you privately. 

Wow this is quite an achievement!  Nothing really jumps out at me as sounding wrong or out of place harmonically so well done in that department!  It sounds like it belongs in the Baroque tradition of cantatas.  I like the Recitative with (I'm assuming) Lute accompaniment?  But besides that I think Verse 3 is my favorite for its playful violin lines harmonized in some fresh and entertaining ways and the constant impression of motion and steady energy from the strings.  I think this is by far your best composition thus far.  Congratulations!  Well done!

Thank you! @PaperComposer 

The Recitative accompaniment was a Classical Guitar, but A lute would be appropriate. 

Thank you for the kind comment! 🙂

While I do not have a great amount of knowledge of the purpose of Cantata's composed during Bach's lifetime, nor much understanding of their liturgical meaning, I do listen to such works a lot. My favorite Cantata of all has to be Bach's Actus Tragicus, BWV 106, which is a work of pure genius from a 22 year old. 

Your style is much more Italian in contrast and thus seems to align more with those of Telemann. I could of course be talking a load of crap, but that is what I hear.

I agree with Papercomposer, in that this is a great achievement. I for one have never written for voice and it would be interesting to see how you approach this task by looking at the score (if/when you do). I would personally like to hear more contrapuntal textures and the harmony is a little static. However, it works which is what is most important I think at your level of experience.

I was quite captured by the opening movement which features a serious and beautiful melodic idea, complimented by a great continuo part. I personally would attempt to introduce an additional melodic part for another soloist and produce more harmonic variety.

It makes sense that you would hear a Italian style, that is what I'm working for. I want to move away from tonal harmony and go to Partimento approach, which was developed in Naples, Italy.

You can look at the score here:

Harmonic variety is something I'm striving for. 

Thank you for your comment.