Oboe Concerto

Any feedback or ideas on ways to help me continue developing the piece?

To critique these fragments so far as a piece of music:

1. In the beginning, I can't hear the bassoon part.
2. In general the whole piece sounds like it's being played either too fast, or it's too metronomic and mechanical and could maybe use some rubato.
3. You've balanced all the instruments at the same dynamic - the melody should be balanced in high-relief above the rest of the voices and I think it would bring a much more musical impression.

Those are the things that jump out at me as getting in the way of giving the music a more fair appraisal and of really being able to hear how good or bad it really is.  It does seem like the intro is a bit meandering, but I can't tell without any accompaniment or even just hearing the bassoon part might help.  But I do really like the structure so far of having the strings and Flute come in first, before the Oboe takes center stage.  Looking good so far!  Thanks for sharing.

On 10/16/2025 at 12:49 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

In the beginning, I can't hear the bassoon part.

It is possible that I had it muted in the mixer lol

On 10/16/2025 at 12:49 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

In general the whole piece sounds like it's being played either too fast, or it's too metronomic and mechanical and could maybe use some rubato.

I agree, but I'm not exactly sure how to add rubato in on muscscore

On 10/16/2025 at 12:49 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

You've balanced all the instruments at the same dynamic - the melody should be balanced in high-relief above the rest of the voices and I think it would bring a much more musical impression.

Yes, still working on this and deciding what dynamics I want where

On 10/16/2025 at 12:49 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

hear how good or bad it really is. 

Yikes lol

I appreciate the feedback; the piece definitely needs more work. I would love to write some more melodic material, but I love that theme so much that it's hard for me to write new stuff without being drawn back to the same intervals and the same lines.