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I am sharing Quintet composition by my son Aditya. Hope you like it and any review comments would be helpful


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Loved the beginning M(1-4) and the piano accompaniment up to M16. The melody doesn't convince me too much but it's a matter of tastes so nothing to worry about. The D major variation that comes after that sounds better in my mind and its ulterior development that leads to a sort of B section in M32 is very enjoyable, specially just before M46, though I do think that those last bars could have got a bit more of intensity by summing up instruments instead of having the piano as the leading voice and the strings as pedals, but it's good anyway.

My favourite part is probably the one between M46 & M56, your son made a solid comeback to the first theme there. I am usually VERY nitpicky with endings, but I have nothing to say about this one, I liked it so much. Congratulations :).

Kind regards,
Daniel–Ømicrón.

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As a point of clarification, this would be a piano quartet, not a quintet. 🙂

I really like your son's musical ideas here. The minor keys are typically more difficult to navigate, but your son has done a marvelous job constructing phrases and transitions that take us quite convincingly to each section of the piece. I agree with everything @Omicronrg9 says concerning the piano and the pedal string parts. (For example, if I were a cellist, I would be bored just playing staccato quarter notes for the entirety of this piece.)

Here are some things that might need to be changed. First, the viola has no need to use the treble (G) clef in this piece, and I would put everything back in the alto (C) clef. Second, he has the cello part playing fortissimo (ff) in some places while the other instruments are at quieter dynamics. This needs to be revisited, as well, or the cello will sound out of place in an actual performance. Third, the piano's left hand could really use more movement. It looks like it just doubles the cello (or vice versa) with quarter note after quarter note while the right hand gets the actual workout. Not much fun for a pianist. Not to worry, though; all of this is easily addressed with more experience.

Thank you for sharing. Wishing your son the very best!

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Thank you Daniel and Tónskáld for your detailed analysis, will pass your feedback to my son to incorporate them in his next composition. He normally does solo composition and often creates melodies and practices on Piano without writing in sheet music. He has started taking interest in compositions involving multiple instruments. Your feedback will help as he is not doing any music classes and my advice is limited to basics like mood or tempo of the music. School summer holidays are coming up and he will get time to put his compositions into sheet music.

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