Joshua Ng Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hi everyone! Recently, for a composition assignment, I had to compose a piece that featured additive and divisive rhythms with distinct motifs and this is what I cam up with! Please feel free to provide some feedback! MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu SCHERZ~1 > next PDF Scherzo for the String Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkho Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I like it, kind of a riff on the scherzo from Beethoven's 9th symphony with a little Russian twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Nice job! I like how you split the 10/8 bar into 6/8 and 2/4 but the cellos and basses are each in a different subdivision of the meter at any given time. Scherzi are known to have more surprising changes in dynamics although you do a ffpp near the very end so there's that. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Ng Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, PaperComposer said: Nice job! I like how you split the 10/8 bar into 6/8 and 2/4 but the cellos and basses are each in a different subdivision of the meter at any given time. Scherzi are known to have more surprising changes in dynamics although you do a ffpp near the very end so there's that. Thanks for sharing! Thanks! I see, I will include more sudden dynamic shifts and take note of the subdivisions that you mentioned.This is actually a work that I was composing for an upcoming concert and I modified it to fit the additive rhythms assignment, with only the A section completed thus far! I will release the full Scherzo soon once I complete it! 13 hours ago, bkho said: I like it, kind of a riff on the scherzo from Beethoven's 9th symphony with a little Russian twist. Yep I took some inspiration from that Scherzo and added a Russian-esque flair to it! I'm planning to include more chromatism elements in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 34 minutes ago, Joshua Ng said: I see, I will include more sudden dynamic shifts and take note of the subdivisions that you mentioned. I think I didn't express myself very accurately. I think it's great that you subdivided the 10/8 bar the way you did ... it brings great variety to your rhythms! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Hernández Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Nice work. Energetic and the changing rhythms are perfectly intertwined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Ng Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 1:41 PM, PeterthePapercomPoser said: I think I didn't express myself very accurately. I think it's great that you subdivided the 10/8 bar the way you did ... it brings great variety to your rhythms! Oh I see, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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