Exercise in Orchestration: Content

In my studies of orchestration I've been doing some exercises, today I'm showing my attempt at the emotion "content" or an appreciation of the world. I got this from a wheel of emotion that I will continue to use for further exercises. I'd appreciate if anyone could challenge me to showing an emotion on this wheel, this way I do something that doesn't just catch my eye. 

In this exercise I try to keep motion in the Bass to thirds generally, as well as disguising the root to sway away from strict harmonic rhythm. As well as using extended chords that I think end up allowing me to use long held notes in the melody while still being interesting through those whole notes. Let me know what you think.

Hey again @Some Guy That writes Music,

I really like this piece!  I am listening for the first two times casually without the score and it is very touching and true to the emotion you prescribed yourself to emulate!  This emotion wheel is a very curious and useful approach towards composition, especially if one wants to write incidental music or music for media.  Did you choose to first emulate the "Pleased" emotion followed by "Satisfied"?

Technically speaking you've once again managed to write the entirety of your piece in the sole key of A major without any transition or modulation.  Just one sole section of exposition without any development.  That's fine and it surely suits your purpose well since you managed to write a very content-sounding piece!  But from a purely technical viewpoint there is a lack of theme and many of the figurations could be considered to be just "noodling" in the key of A major.  In a happy-go-lucky way you wander up and down the A major scale in certain learned way and achieve a very happy sounding feel.

As for future challenges - I'd be stoked to hear you write a piece representing "Sadness" - both "Depressed" and "Sorrow" seem good candidates.

Overall a very enjoyable piece!  Thanks for sharing.

5 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Hey again @Some Guy That writes Music,

I really like this piece!  I am listening for the first two times casually without the score and it is very touching and true to the emotion you prescribed yourself to emulate!  This emotion wheel is a very curious and useful approach towards composition, especially if one wants to write incidental music or music for media.  Did you choose to first emulate the "Pleased" emotion followed by "Satisfied"?

Technically speaking you've once again managed to write the entirety of your piece in the sole key of A major without any transition or modulation.  Just one sole section of exposition without any development.  That's fine and it surely suits your purpose well since you managed to write a very content-sounding piece!  But from a purely technical viewpoint there is a lack of theme and many of the figurations could be considered to be just "noodling" in the key of A major.  In a happy-go-lucky way you wander up and down the A major scale in certain learned way and achieve a very happy sounding feel.

As for future challenges - I'd be stoked to hear you write a piece representing "Sadness" - both "Depressed" and "Sorrow" seem good candidates.

Overall a very enjoyable piece!  Thanks for sharing.

 

Thank you for again replying to my piece. I appreciate the feedback, I will try to do the emotions you recommended. I will try to modulate a bit this time. Sadness seems like a good place to do so.

Wonderful woodwind (horn) ensemble writing ... quite delightful/playful in texture and feel with a nice dialogue among the players.  However, it is a teaser ... a bit more would be most satisfying.

Mark