Suite for Strings in C major

Suite for String Quartet or String Orchestra

I have only the first and second movement, but I will post the 1st movement first. I don't have much to comment about this piece actually, but I do need comments from you guys :) thanks

Steven Tanoto

I like it. I must admit, the MIDI file of yours didn't play the pizzicato or the arco at the correct point of time all the time, put that is bound to happen.

But for what I have seen and heard, one of the few things I would have done differently, and I'm just being picky, m. 122 - 126 you have the 1st Violins over the 2nds, but for some reason, you turn it over for the 2nd violins going on top of the 1st violins. I would try to refrain from doing that, It's okay to do so in choral stuff, but I wouldn't do that in a string orchestra piece. And try to put in more dynamics, articulation and phrasing, to get just that right touch you want. Otherwise, nice piece.

Hey, thanks for your comment.

One thing though, why isn't it good to do that cross thing? I use that idea from Mozart's Symphony No.25 in G minor where during one section the violin 1 and 2 crosses and it sounds cool, almost like this stereo effect. But I mist imagine it works better when the violin 2 and violoncello swap their positions.

In fact, if I am not mistaken, that shouldnt be done in choral stuff, or maybe fugal stuff, I dunno, I forgot.

Yeah, dynamics are disgustingly sparse, I will add more hahaa.

Steven