Adagio for trio

Hello friends!
I am very happy to write something here again. This time I would like to present you this composition of mine. Again you can hear my specific features in music.

Otherwise, I apologize if the recording will rattle you somehow, some lesser quality headphones and speakers can't handle it completely 🙂

Hello @Petr Kopuletý and welcome to the forum!  I see you've submitted two pieces here before, but I have not had the occasion to review them yet.

I like this piece!  There's definitely a musical ebb and flow and gradual building and resolution dynamics wise.  I think the only thing I have to complain about is that the piece to me lacks harmonic tension and release.  It accomplishes its building and resolution through adding and subtracting instruments and having them play louder or softer (or having the piano play thicker chords or more complex rhythms which definitely have their charm!).  But then again, your harmonic approach is individual and anything but ordinary.  There's even some imitation between the flute and piano at 8:53 which is a great feature!  The piece slowly winds down and comes to a well deserved but unusual conclusion - one that I perceive as quite divergent from a traditional tonic resolution!  It'd be interesting to look at a score.  Thanks for sharing!

On 7/24/2025 at 7:45 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Hello @Petr Kopuletý and welcome to the forum!  I see you've submitted two pieces here before, but I have not had the occasion to review them yet.

I like this piece!  There's definitely a musical ebb and flow and gradual building and resolution dynamics wise.  I think the only thing I have to complain about is that the piece to me lacks harmonic tension and release.  It accomplishes its building and resolution through adding and subtracting instruments and having them play louder or softer (or having the piano play thicker chords or more complex rhythms which definitely have their charm!).  But then again, your harmonic approach is individual and anything but ordinary.  There's even some imitation between the flute and piano at 8:53 which is a great feature!  The piece slowly winds down and comes to a well deserved but unusual conclusion - one that I perceive as quite divergent from a traditional tonic resolution!  It'd be interesting to look at a score.  Thanks for sharing!

 

Hello, thank you very much for listening!
You are right that the tension and release in the composition are not built up directly harmoniously, but perhaps that is a specific feature of this music? It's hard to say. In any case, I'm glad you liked the composition!