latebeethoven_addict Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I'm writing a violin cadenza and the playback says it's about 2 mins long although I estimate a real life player would take about 2 mins 15 s. How long should it be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphybridget Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Personally I think a good music should last atleast 3 minutes just so everyone could enjoy it for more than a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterWesley Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 There is no standard, of course, but one minute seems like it oughta be about the shortest, and three minutes maybe the longest. It might be worthwhile to look at the durations of some of the more well known cadenzas in the repertoire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphybridget Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 7 hours ago, MisterWesley said: There is no standard, of course, but one minute seems like it oughta be about the shortest, and three minutes maybe the longest. It might be worthwhile to look at the durations of some of the more well known cadenzas in the repertoire. Your explanation seems to be the most logical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendolyn Przyjazna Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) I agree with @MisterWesley , and I would add that it's good to pay attention to the proportion of a cadenza to concerti of varying lengths. When I hear "2 mins and 15 seconds", I think that is a perfectly reasonable length on average but I do not know the length of the rest of your work/movement, and you may be able to get away with shorter or longer. I would suggest specifically comparing your work to well known works of about the same length, and maybe in the style and time period you're emulating (if you are). I hope that's helpful. 🙂 Edited May 11 by Gwendolyn Przyjazna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphybridget Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) That's one vote for @MisterWesley! Edited May 13 by murphybridget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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