wind quintet

hi everyone! This is my first post here—I'm excited to join this community!
I'm not a trained composer (just a flutist), but I recently wrote a wind quintet as a gift for a friend, and I’d really appreciate any feedback or suggestions you might have.

The piece want to create an intimate atmosfere, something pastoral and calm. It is based entirely on the melody of the Italian scout song "Strade di coraggio". The theme appears clearly between bars 174 and 218 where its passing from a voice to the other, though it’s hinted at in individual instruments earlier.

I was working under a tight deadline, so I had to rush through some parts. Dynamics and articulations are still quite rough and mostly sketched in. Thanks in advance for listening and for any thoughts you’d like to share! i hope you will enjoy it although its a but rough, ripetitive and without form.

https://musescore.com/user/36133708/scores/25786078

Wind quintet 1.xml

Wind quintet 1.xml

Wind quintet 1.xml

Hello @lorenz.!

Welcome to the forum and thanks for joining our community! Sorry for my late reply 😝!

For me it's a very nice classical style wind quintet. I love the interactions between the instruments very much. I really love the section in b.82 with a funnier and lighter interactions between instruments. Probably I won't use the horn there since it would be too heavy to balance the dynamics with other woodwind instruments. I love the C minor section after it too, though I may get rid of the Ab-B natural in the melodic parts. Very nice recap after it. Personally I am less attracted to the Db major section because I think the contrast there is a bit too much with the previous sections with both the mood, key and time signature changed, and I somewhat find the ending a bit out of place, even though it's very enjoyable itself.

The piece reminds me of the wind quartet/quintet by fellow members @Markus Boyd and @Aiwendil:

I thoroughly enjoy your music. Thx for sharing and joining!

Henry