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With fixing the lay-out I mean the (visual) lay-out of the score. In the PDF you attached to your post the lay-out could (or sometimes must) be improved at some places. These are all places where you should change the score to ordered sheet music that is easy to read: Mm. 1 - 4: This passage in the piano must be laid-out again, because the notes, articulation and dynamic markings and rest are overlapping each other, which makes it very hard to read (while playing). Mm. 19 - 20. Piano. Crescendo. This crescendo that touches the notes is not very disturbing, but if you can easily change it, change it. Mm. 53 - 54. Piano. Legato bow. Not very disturbing, but if you can easily change it, change it. There are some more details, but I don't want to be that person that runs down on the details. I hope this helps!

Hello, The music until m.12 is very nice in my opinion. The 'oompah' figure (I am not totally sure this is the right term for this figure) in eighth notes in the piano accompaniment gives the piece an extra dancing dimension. The interaction between the violin and piano is interesting. The sudden transition from theme A to theme B feels weird. The A theme doesn't sound finished for me. It's too short. After having extended this A theme, you can maybe try to add a transition section to make the transition from theme A to theme B smoother. In m.29 you introduce a third melody, but I don't like this melody in contrast to the other two. The melody and accompaniment don't blend very well. Actually the notes in both the melody and accompaniment sound pretty random sometimes. I like the dialogue between the violin and piano from m.41. Very smart! You called this piece a sonatina and the composition sounds classical. I am curious why you didn't choose to write the composition in sonata form. After the repetition of the first section you develop the themes a little bit, but there is no clear recapitulation. Of course not every piece (first movement) with the name 'sonat(in)a' has to be in this form, but I would like to know your thoughts about this decision. By the way, you really should fix the lay-out of the first four bars (and at some other places). To be honest, it's a mess at the four bars at the beginning. Maarten

Write 6-to-8, you can't miss either way.