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Hello everybody, It sounds very interesting to me when we have a collaboration project in the form of Theme and Variations. For the ones who don't know what this form is: you compose one or more variations on a stated theme. A clear example is Mozart's Dodici variazioni su 'Ah, vous dirai-je Maman': How does it work? You can compose as many variations on the given theme as you want. There are a few rules / points: Only write for the string quartet (1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, violoncello). Not all variations have to contain all instruments, so you can also compose a variation for string trio (violin, viola, violoncello) or a solo passage. Make sure that the theme is recognizable or at least fragments of it. Every style is accepted: contemporary, classical, Pop, Jazz, minimal etc. Variations may not be longer than 2 minutes. When you have finished a variation, please post it in this topic with the following files. This namely saves a lot time for me to edit the final version. PDF file of the score and; Midi file and; MP3 file. You can be as creative as you want! Theme ''Oh! Kom maar eens kijken!'' Oh! Kom maar eens kijken!.pdf Oh! Kom maar eens kijken!.mp3 Oh! Kom maar eens kijken!.mid If you are interested and want to compose a variation, please sign in for this project by answering yes in the poll above. Good luck! Participants: ----------------------

This is a great start! Going forward, I would suggest you think about ways to use the left hand more in your piano compositions. In this piece, it never has the starring role. If this was an orchestra piece, those bass notes would be played by a few sad orchestra members, who would never have a chance to lead the music. Even though this is piano, and technically, all notes sound the same, if you think of each musical line as being played by a different person, it's easier to give each part more character. Let the right hand respond to what the left hand has just said, and elaborate on its statement, and vice versa. There's nothing wrong with what you've written, but it could have more impact if the musical texture didn't stay the same all the way through. Thinking about ways to vary your rhythms, or the meter of your piece is another way to attack the same problem, but from a different angle. It can give you the kind of contrasts that help your work feel more like a conversation, or a narrative. For a short piece like this, it's not as important, but it's a good skill to learn going forward as you start composing longer works. It can help propel the music forward in a structured way. That said, this had some good harmonic changes that kept the piece moving and you transitioned between them smoothly, which means you're probably further along than you think! Nice job and welcome! Oh, and it's easier for people to give you specific feedback if you post a pdf of a score along with the audio file. The we can cite measure numbers and notes more easily. (: