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I Wrote a Sonata for Rach (Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia in cis moll) - CelvinPiano Hello fellow musicians and music lovers, I am an 16 years old composer and I’ve recently finished writing a Sonata in C# minor, dedicated to Rachmaninoff, and I’d love to get some ears on it! If anyone is up for giving it a listen and sharing their thoughts or feedback, I’d really appreciate it. Anything from the composition itself to ideas on performance would be super helpful. And if someone feels inspired to perform it, that would be amazing! I’m open to chatting about that as well, and we could definitely figure something out if it resonates with you. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested, or if you know someone who might be. Can’t wait to hear what you think! Best, Celvin

Hello, i am new in this forum! i hope you are all doing well. i wrote a cantata and I would like to hear what you think, thanks in advance! it took me a lot of time to write it, this is the first cantata I ever wrote. I used cantamus and musescore 4 with sound fonts to write this down.

Today I submit my most recent composition. This time I'll leave the music explain itself. Hope you enjoy it!

Hello fellow composers! I am very excited to present my newest work, the first Movement of my Sinfonietta No. 3! This opening movement is intended to be lighter in mood, with a simple structure. The plan is to eventually follow this with a slow second movement, and a fast third and final movement. I had a few goals in mind as I composed this, feel free to evaluate how well I achieved them: Focus on simple, memorable themes and motives Keep the overall structure simple, in this case A-B-A-B Write something in an unusual time signature (5/8) Have a greater emphasis on rhythmic elements. Evoke an overall lighter, fun mood. The movement is structured as A-B-A-B, with a brief introduction 0:00 - The Introduction presents the rhythmic motif, which is contrasted with a sweeping pentatonic melody 0:22 - The first theme is a soaring melody, first presented in the violins. A contrasting woodwind theme is presented, before returning triumphantly to the soaring melody, which then builds to a climax with the opening rhythmic motif 2:03 - The strings usher in a staccato melody in the lydian mode. The woodwinds then introduce a simple melody that floats above, with periodic hints of lydian dominant. The section builds to a bombastic climax, with the horns and trumpets soaring above the orchestra. 3:12 - The first theme returns, this time in the English Horn. The overall structure of this section remains the same, but with significant changes to the orchestration. The section builds to a climax again, this time more resolved. 5:26 - The staccato lydian theme returns, this time more urgent. The section builds to a climax in the horns and trumpets again, this time with an ominous bass melody underneath. The entire ensemble crescendos to fff to end the movement. As usual, I have several questions for feedback, feel free to answer as many or as few as you wish: What effect does the music have on you? Does in conjure up an image? Or an emotional feeling? Does it tell you a story? This can be the piece as a whole, or a specific part or parts. What was your favorite part? What was your least favorite part? How well do you think the motives are developed? Do you have any comments or critiques on technique, e.g. harmony, melody writing, counterpoint, orchestration, voice-leading, etc.? How do you feel about the overall form? Is it effective? Do you have any comments of the quality of the performance in the audio file? I really want this to be a decent representation of how the piece would sound if it were performed live, since it is unlikely it ever will be. Feel free to put your "conductor hat" on and critique the "orchestra". I have included a score and welcome any constructive feedback on its presentation. And if you're like me it's a lot more fun to follow along with the score. Are there any composers this reminds you of, that I might enjoy listening to? Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy! If you liked something I did and want me to explain how I did it, feel free to ask. -gmm Score link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EnjEuPwdFr7Ep-f4SRH3BEMYTKxfxu48/view?usp=drive_link

I feel the same. 😄 Real quick, I too was bummed by the score on YT. But... then again, how else do you post a score on YT? I think it's fine, and actually, although unreadable, it's cool to see the composer sharing the score as their way of writing the piece. I think it shows craftsmanship. Too many people just slap a scenic mountain background or something (which, I guess I would do too in all fairness). The pdf is fine for me. Honestly, I have probably said this to you before but just can't remember, but I hate critiquing a single movement of an unfinished work. I just don't know where you plan to go, so a lot of what I have to offer might be moot or irrelevant. However, at the same time I like to at least share some thoughts for people who's music I admire. Open orchestration, lydian harmonies, driving yet quirky 5/8 rhythms... this is all stuff I enjoy, especially in an orchestral setting. I'm interested to see how the future movements will be. Are you extracting themes and motifs from this movement? Or is there a plan/sketch yet? For instance, I noticed some well thought-out coherence in your writing for this movement. Like the 3-2 groupings of eighth notes in your theme in bar 60. Looks like that's the basis for the Piu Allegro shortly after? I love that thoroughly composed technique. Anyone, especially younger members, could learn a lot from you sifting through your score. Of course your orchestration is wonderful to my ears. Loads of color and thought in variation. I don't really have anything critical to say, I just hate that your music isn't more recognized here or on youtube. Do you have a specific goal with your audience? I know the setting of tonal orchestral music by living composers isn't always well received, unless you really go full throttle in the media biz. It's just that I always want admirable and skilled musicians to succeed. Maybe you have a comfortable life and you're not interested; that's ok, I'm enjoying your journey through composition regardless. The movement felt too short to me with how much substance you packed in. Themes were fleeting in a way. I felt like you could have expanded more and more, but again, I don't know what the future holds for the work as a whole. Just know, you can always count me in as a listener and gmm-enjoyer. Well done my friend. If praise is all I have to offer, than so be it. At least I can share that with you 😄 Vince

Hi @Nazariy! What a wonderful Mahlerian tour de force! Although on second listen, it also sometimes reminds me of Wagner's Prelude to Lohengrin. The piece begins with an underwhelming chromatic theme which leads contrapuntally to some beautiful harmonies. There are many Mahlerian moments such as the sudden sforzando horns at 0:59, 7:06. And of course the many typical chromatic inflections that help your themes develop harmonically. There are some spots that to me sound like the phrase was suddenly cut off or concatenated or like a more fully developed/worked out phrase was forthcoming or implied. 1:13 and 7:24 in particular are spots that sound like they were perhaps poorly spliced together or like a longer and more thought-out transition is needed to make them mesh well together. But I perceive these spots as the only weaknesses in a piece that is on the whole, very enjoyable and lucid throughout its duration with a satisfactory ending/conclusion. Thanks for sharing!