Moment musicaux in E minor

I have to compose a chamber piece for my final exams for school this year and I wrote this, it is an uninspired work and I personally think it is mediocre but it gets its job done as the subject is not very high level (we are encouraged to mostly use I IV V I, but higher level is fine) (we weren’t taught counterpoint) 

I think the playback really takes away some quality

https://flat.io/score/65fac723fcf4dd81db3a3d59?sharingKey=ddd22da641baa7021a0f3fc031fdc35de6c6d27fed1acd84d930f68340714792324a6445bf990481e26352e79920fce9bf60f3f01139fe9e31dd99507321d308

I am looking for feedback to improve it, specially the details.

Thanks 

BTW: there are things that are obviously wrong, but I didn’t bother to make them music yet and I just outlined the chords, specially on the cello

Hi Jqh!

After listening to your piece I must say that the way you explore different rythms is quite good! (p.e: use of duplets and quadruplets or playing the same melody by two instruments but with rythm diferences) also, the key changes are well done, it all makes this piece to sound very modern, like it's from a movie!

I think you could improve it a lot by paying attention to voice movements and chord links, some dissonances are not well resolved or prepared.

In the other hand, the chromatic movements you used are interesting but I would use a A-/E E7 at b.4 and not only a A-, because the D#dim7 chord you used before wants to resolve to E. 

Besides, I'd use bass clef for the last bar and no to do those double notes at bar 3 (in the image)

Hello @Samuel_vangogh Thanks for your feedback.

Could you expand on the preparing and resolving of dissonances? Could you recommend a book or website where I can learn the rules of how to resolve and prepare dissonances?

What do you mean with A-/E E7, I am not very familiar with the chord notation you used here?

For the image, it was just an attempt at a connecting passage, but I will probably just extend the part before to make it link to the part after

1 minute ago, Jqh73o said:

Could you expand on the preparing and resolving of dissonances?

Well, both «harmony» and «counterpoint» by piston will do you well.

As for the A-/E to E7

Its an A minor chord but with an E on the bass (instead of an A) that goes to E7 (e g# b d)