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Hello everyone! My name is Daniel Volovets and I am a 28-year-old classical, flamenco, and jazz guitarist as well as medical resident specializing in psychiatry. I've been playing guitar since the age of 6 and started composing as a teenager. I came across this forum while looking for places to share my work and check out the music of other like-minded folks, so I'm excited to be a part of the community here. I'd like to share my latest composition, entitled "Windswept," which combines classical and flamenco influences. I hope you enjoy it!

Hello everyone! This is a Sarabande in C major for solo cello. it is supposed to go together with the allemande and Courante I composed before. It is in [:A:][:B:] binary form and slow 3/4 time. Also, an occasional (or sometimes constant) stress of the second beat is considered to be a "common" feature of the Sarabande style so I tried to apply it in certain points. The first part is 8 measures long and modulates from the tonic, Cmaj, to the dominant Gmaj. Part B is 15 measures long and stays mostly in the relative minor (Am) but ending in Cmaj. I intended the first part to work as a kind of contrapunctal introduction to the second part. I had quite some troubles composing this due to the slow tempo so I don't think I am so satisfied with the result. Also, the slow tempo really calls for a less mechanical and more realistic cello sound so I am sorry about the boring midi output. Any feedback, suggestion or comment is appreciated! Hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening!

Thanks for commenting @PaperComposer! I agree that sometimes the underlying rhythm is hard to tell, particularly after measure 17. I am considering changing that ending to keep the rhythm clearer but I am still thinking about it. I must admit I did not worry to much about the rhythm itself because even though I never get lost when listening to Bach's keyboard Sarabandes, in the case of his Sarabandes for the cello I am at times not sure which beat the performer is at either. And thanks for realizing that first misplaced bar-line! You are totally right! I will try to solve it but it seems like a bug from Sibelius so if I do not find an easy fix I will have to leave it as it is 😅. Thank you!!!

Hi, Jorge Composing for solo cello in the baroque style looks really complex. The double and triple stops and use of its different registers to create counterpoint, its quite advanced so hats off to you! I think you're right about the mechanical aspect of midi not being quite appropriate for this slower form but it didn't spoil it for me and your cello sound font is pretty good. To my ears it has that sorrowful, introspective feel which I enjoy in this type of piece. I've not studied anything to do with baroque music so I cant give you feedback on any technical aspects.

Usually, if you were intending to write a Sarabande to actually be danced to then you wouldn't really have to worry about getting it performed rubato. But, yeah, thusfar I have not really written a successful Sarabande because it's at such a slow tempo that a midi rendition would be very mechanical and there's just no easy fix for that except to get it performed (that would be easier for a solo cello than for a whole string orchestra). Given those limitations I think you did a great job! Sometimes however, I can't tell which beat I am hearing and I feel like in a dance such as this the meter should really be evident in the melody to make it clear for the dancers. Also, is there a mistake in the first measure with a misplaced bar-line making it look like there's a 2/4 measure? Thanks for sharing!

I love the alternation between the bVI and bVII in the chorus and the last chorus has a great instrumental outro with some superb solos! (but I miss a fade out as the recording sounds cut off at the end) Great job!

This is great!!! I immediately clicked the replay button after first hearing it. I like the abrupt phrase end with the timpani then coming in, then it goes dark and leads to a loud chord with the brass instruments which is contrasted with the quiet strings and harp, beautiful. The final cadence is majestic. As a whole the piece made me visualise dramatic scenes from video games. Each time I listen I hear new details.