karel_747

Right now, I

Thanks for your reply. I actually am a fan of Stephane Grappelli. I have of few recording of him and Djangle Reinhardt playing, and I must say I love those very much. Though I was inspired to write this after hearing Ian Cooper play Dark Eyes from Hell Raising Jazz. As for the violin part, I do agree with you about it being too simplistic. I know I can make it better, since my main instrument is the violin, and that's the only instrument I'm actually good at playing. I'll eventually add some double stops and maybe implement some of the virtuoso techniques by Paganini, and the others like him, like left-hand pizzicato and such. Triplets, arpeggios, and there are many others things I want to put into the piece eventually, though I want it to start off simple, and then get more and more complex and detailed. I'll definitely have to look up some information on Jazz harmony and the other things you mentioned, because as I said before, this really is my first attempt at creating anything musical. I'll work some more on it, and I'll do a little research, and then I'll post what ever changes I'll have made.

Wow. This piece is awsome. I can almost visualize a sunrise over a beach. In your situation, wanting to change ideas in the middle, I would repeate the opening (That solo instrument playing the bass) and shift that into into what ever your new idea is. Then you could build it up again, like you did befor. Ofcourse, this may not be what you are aiming for. What exactly are you going to try to do with the new idea?

Hello every one. This is my first really dedicated attempt at composition. It's meant to be a Latin-jazz piece for piano, violin, double bass, and I may put maracas in there somewhere. My problem is that I don't know where to go next with it. I could come up with an endless string of variations, since that's what I've been doing so far, but what do you all think I could do besides just variating slightly every few measures? I've only done about 20 measures, lasting 40 seconds, but I don't know what to do next. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Idea4.MID