A Sketch for a Waltz

Just looking for general feedback on a less adventurous work before I dive into a more involved work. I feel like advice on the use of harmony and motifs would improve most of my work, and I could develop those skills by learning to improve some of my existing work.

Hi! This is great!

Do you have sheet music, perhaps?

@TristanTheTristan Here it is! https://musescore.com/user/118018538/scores/33357896

This is a nice piece of music!

You have included some prokofiev and rachmaninoff essence, especially in the development section. It is sad that you have used a electrical sound, which in my opinion, makes a sound a bit worse.

Your opening theme is innovative and smart, seeing the idea of I,I, V. This allows it to feel even more like a waltz somehow.

Some advice I give everyone when composing, is to try not to use specific numbers, especially not the ones not on a standard metronome. Instead, what I like to do is to use italian phrases such as Allegro or Presto.

The final chord should be arpeggiated.

In conclusion, it is a good start.

TristanTheTristan

@TristanTheTristan It's interesting that you would mention the influence of Prokefiev and Rachmaninoff on this one. It's certainly there with this one, but I don't feel like it shines through quite like it usually does--I take a lot of inspiration from the late 19th and early 20th century composers for most of my work, especially the Russian ones (I <3 Stravinsky).

This is a nice piece! It would be great for students working on waltz patterns, since the melody, especially in the beginning section is more simplistic and repetitive so they can focus on the LH. However...I would love to see you develop that section a little more. Rhythm, the shape of your line, etc. Just for some variety so it's not so repetitive - repetition is good,but not to the point where listeners are no longer "surprised" by what they're hearing/what they might hear.

Your B & C sections do a much better job of applying this - repetition without becoming TOO repetitive.

Good job overall, keep composing! I would love to see how your work grows