Vivace from String Quartet No. 1

This is the first movement of a string quartet I'm writing.

Vivace - eSnips, share anything

Let me know what you think! I can't think of any details to give about the piece.

A very interesting piece. In fact the opening is very interesting. I don't usually look at scores when commenting on pieces but I think I would have to take a look at the score for this piece. I think the piece is too short. Right now it sounds like a bunch of ideas strung together. Perhaps if you worked on develop your thoughs and ideas you'd have quite a fun piece. :D

Your piece has a lot of potential!

Hope you don't mind my comments. :)

Thanks! Right now, I barely have any experience with developing ideas (sad), so hopefully I'll be able to learn a few things through this site :) This particular piece is just the first movement of a string quartet, but I agree that it could/should definitely be longer.

The beginning and end are very hard to hear exactly what's going on, and I would love to show you the score, but I have no idea how :D I use a program called Noteworthy Composer, and I don't know how to convert that to a PDF file or convert it to Finale. So, if anyone can help me with that, it would be greatly appreciated! :)

-Isaac

I have figured it out!

Cool, this one makes me smile. I feel like I'm at a hoe down. Fiddling away in a quartet! I feel a freshness and good energy in this. Interesting use of fugue like movement, voice imitation, whatever it is you've done. The notes dance!

Other than agreeing it's too short, I'd suggest at 1:06 not holding that first chord, just the one following it. It lost too much energy there in my opinion, but holding just the chord at 1:09 would prepare enough for the outburst at the end.

I liked the rhythmic variation at :48, and the repeated notes at :55.

One idea for length would be exploring some different keys and registers, since the whole thing feels like it's in one general area.

What do you want the mood of the overall quartet to be? Will they all be as playful as this one? Maybe a death at the hoe down is in store? Or a mystical old fortune-telling farmer?

I have found the key to posting scores on here!

Vivace - eSnips, share anything

There's the score of the first movement of my string quartet.