Hi there. This is a 4 movement suite for a reduced orchestra. I wrote it for a music group I'm in, so I tried to keep it fairly easy rhythmically and technically speaking.
Instrumentation;
1 Flute
2 Oboes
1 Clarinet (Bb)
1 Bassoon
2 Trumpets (Bb and Eb)
1 Piano
2 Violins
1 Viola
My aims for this piece were 1) Keep it short and simple. (No movement is over 2 mins in length) 2) Have a main theme which develops and matures, rather than being heard only once and then never heard again.
Note: The score is in concert pitch to make it easier to read.
Trumpet 1 uses Eb trumpet in the Nocturne but Bb in the other three movements.
Movement I: Fanfare
zSHARE - fanfare.mp3
Movement II: Nocturne
zSHARE - nocturne.mp3
Movement III: Off-beat Times
zSHARE - off-beat times.mp3
Movement IV: Finale
zSHARE - finale.mp3
The Score: (contains all the Movements)
http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12904&stc=1&d=1216400029
Small Suite for a Small Orchestra.pdf
I welcome as much criticism as possible. The fourth movement I'm still playing with and trying to get right. Also the structures of all the movements are very simple and repetitive. I also have a feeling the piano parts aren't playable or would need two pianists in a couple of the movements.
Small Suite for a Small Orchestra.pdf
