October 23, 2025Oct 23 Hello everyone. I have decided to take several steps back from string quartet and write simple minuet for piano. I figured this way it is great way to practice for me to melodic form and counterpoint. Let me know what you think. I am planning to do entire suite of dances! either for solo piano or for something larger. 🙂
October 30, 2025Oct 30 Hi @Kvothe! On 10/24/2025 at 3:59 AM, Kvothe said: I have decided to take several steps back from string quartet and write simple minuet for piano. Yeah it's nice to take a step back to simpler music! Just based on the structure of the piece, I guess you forget to add a D.C. al fine at the end? It's kind of unsatisfying to end on the dominant G major for me. On 10/24/2025 at 3:59 AM, Kvothe said: I figured this way it is great way to practice for me to melodic form and counterpoint. For the counterpoint, it would be better to have C instead of E in the bass in b.3 and 7, since the double E sounds bare and unsure of which chord it's in. A parallel octave occurs in b.5. Also the second quaver for left hand should be G instead of C for the V chord. For b.10, LH would be better to have quaver F#-E instead of just a crotchet F#, to avoid the clash of F# and G. The C# in b.15 is kind of weird as it suggests D major but you never reach D major after it, so it would be better to have just a C natural in it. Thx for sharing! Henry
October 30, 2025Oct 30 Author 16 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said: Hi @Kvothe! Yeah it's nice to take a step back to simpler music! Just based on the structure of the piece, I guess you forget to add a D.C. al fine at the end? It's kind of unsatisfying to end on the dominant G major for me. For the counterpoint, it would be better to have C instead of E in the bass in b.3 and 7, since the double E sounds bare and unsure of which chord it's in. A parallel octave occurs in b.5. Also the second quaver for left hand should be G instead of C for the V chord. For b.10, LH would be better to have quaver F#-E instead of just a crotchet F#, to avoid the clash of F# and G. The C# in b.15 is kind of weird as it suggests D major but you never reach D major after it, so it would be better to have just a C natural in it. Thx for sharing! Henry Thank you for the review for minuet. 21 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said: Hi @Kvothe! Yeah it's nice to take a step back to simpler music! Just based on the structure of the piece, I guess you forget to add a D.C. al fine at the end? It's kind of unsatisfying to end on the dominant G major for me. For the counterpoint, it would be better to have C instead of E in the bass in b.3 and 7, since the double E sounds bare and unsure of which chord it's in. A parallel octave occurs in b.5. Also the second quaver for left hand should be G instead of C for the V chord. For b.10, LH would be better to have quaver F#-E instead of just a crotchet F#, to avoid the clash of F# and G. The C# in b.15 is kind of weird as it suggests D major but you never reach D major after it, so it would be better to have just a C natural in it. Thx for sharing! Henry Thank you!
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