Waltz in F Minor

first time I ever composed for an orchastra, would love to hear feedback

Why hello there, 

I thoroughly enjoyed listened to your waltz.  Alas, without the score, I cannot give in depth analysis of it. 

21 hours ago, Tunndy said:

first time I ever composed for an orchastra, would love to hear feedback

Lovely! Keep writing, you've got natural talent and cool ideas 🙂 

As mentioned, if you use a software that creates a score, post that too! We can help with your writing and analysis more clearly with the orchestration visibly exposed. If not, that's not a worry either, and if you have specific concerns with your music just ask. People here are mostly pretty helpful and responsive. Especially @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu. In fact, he prefers it if you ask him lots of questions, even when he's asleep!

Just playing around, welcome!

@Kvothe 

first of all, thank you so much!  
here is the sheet music for the piece, I hope you enjoy reading it : D
waltz in f minor op.7- sheet music.pdf

Edited August 27, 2025Aug 27 by Tunndy

Thatguy v2.0 

lmao 
thank you : P 
as you can see in the other reply I've sent the score as well

Thank so much for replying back with score.  That is truly helpful when it comes feedback. 

Let me start with positive(s): 

1. I love the delicate, simple theme and how it is phrase.   It flows rather nicely from measure to the next. Well done.

2. The under laying harmonic language is well done, too.  No issue there. 

Now let us move to areas of improvement: 

1. I notice you only have horn in f playing 3 notes! Horns can never do this! There are monophonic instrument. You will need 3 players reading that part then mark it a3.  But that is not standard.  Your score resembles a small size orchestra.  So only one with one player. 🙂

2.  This brings me to where can the foreground be placed. Best place: the strings. There are loudest in this group.  You can 1st carry the melody.  a

3. Background:  Use the strings (marked at pizz.) at a mp and match bass left hand of piano sketch.  Viola, cello, Bass. 

4. Doubling parts: Add Basson to double bass part in part in strings.  Second violin can double the first.  the upper woods can provide harmonic support with horn player. 🙂

Hey @Tunndy and welcome to the forum!

I think that both the melody and harmony in this piece are quite unique and personal to you!  The piece starts quite underwhelmingly and gives the listener time to get used to its unique melodic content and the waltz rhythm.  Then it gets really pompous and dynamic!  And despite it being undoubtedly a piece that you will consider a part of your juvenilia, it still shows great talent and musical sense.  I think the only part that I find objectionable is that the piece sounds like it's ending for too long.  To me the piece sounds like it could have ended at 1:30, but then it keeps going, repeating a phrase which to me seemed a little redundant.  But that's just my 2¢.  Thanks for sharing!

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@PeterthePapercomPoser
thank you! I agree, I already look back at it and cringe a litle bit, though I like it quite a bit for a attempt.
honestly I agree with you on when the piece should have finished, I just had this last phrase as an idea in my head for a while and I kind of wanted an exuse to use it
 

Excellent pacing and nice job keeping the momentum    Excellent transition to a heavy section. And nice keychange   Excellent orchestration with the brass.    Also, good job with the technique and articulation use within the strings.    Other than that, there are some engraving problems, but those could possibly be artifacts of composition, which I am also admittedly, prone to habit.    Anyways, though I’m being a little late to this excellent job and you prove that you could definitely orchestrate.  The structure and waltz fits perfectly.