orchestra Work for String and Woodwind orchestra!

Hi! I'm new to this forum, so forgive me if I'm doing something wrong. 

I Just finished an arrangement for a string and woodwind orchestra of one of my studies into form (originally written for piano). 

Here's the video!

I would love to get some feedback on it! Also, I expect to expand it in the future, altough this is already a finished piece.

The download for the score can be found in the description of the video.

Thanks for the attention!

Well, it works, it's easy to listen to. I felt that the double bass parts in bars 8 - 11 thickened the texture - this may be exactly what you want as the piece is rather doleful - but it noticed. Otherwise there's little to comment on musically though the rendering didn't do it the justice it deserves. I think you could extend it a little but it does stand well as it is if a bit short. 

Well done.

Edit: remiss of me not to say welcome to the forum though I'm fairly new here too.

I think it's nice. It sounds between sad and tragic, drama...

Hi, Jean! What a way to burst onto the forum with such a moving work!

I loved the lush sounds of the divisi strings; it really added some depth to the harmonies. The gradual inclusion of the instruments was also very tastefully done. Below, I have provided some more detailed feedback regarding the score.

• The 2nd violins often play two simultaneous notes. It's good practice to indicate whether these notes are to be played div. or non div.
• m3—you have the celli doing a slurred pizz. This means that the players will pluck once and just finger the rest of the notes under the slur.
• m10—the resolution to C (or C7) was beautiful!
• m11—I don't think the word "unite" is universally recognized, but I could be wrong. I usually see the word "unis."
• m12—the two final 8th notes in the clarinet would look better as a quarter note
• m19—I'm not sure what the "arco" in the v2 and viola is for. Is there a pizz somewhere that wasn't notated?
• The crescendo to the end was very moving. Nice job!

I'm also very pleased that you featured the violas prominently in this piece. That's an obviously biased opinion (I'm a violist) but it still feels nice to be noticed every once in a while. 😁

Looking forward to hearing more of your works!

8 minutes ago, Tónskáld said:

Hi, Jean! What a way to burst onto the forum with such a moving work!

I loved the lush sounds of the divisi strings; it really added some depth to the harmonies. The gradual inclusion of the instruments was also very tastefully done. Below, I have provided some more detailed feedback regarding the score.

• The 2nd violins often play two simultaneous notes. It's good practice to indicate whether these notes are to be played div. or non div.
• m3—you have the celli doing a slurred pizz. This means that the players will pluck once and just finger the rest of the notes under the slur.
• m10—the resolution to C (or C7) was beautiful!
• m11—I don't think the word "unite" is universally recognized, but I could be wrong. I usually see the word "unis."
• m12—the two final 8th notes in the clarinet would look better as a quarter note
• m19—I'm not sure what the "arco" in the v2 and viola is for. Is there a pizz somewhere that wasn't notated?
• The crescendo to the end was very moving. Nice job!

I'm also very pleased that you featured the violas prominently in this piece. That's an obviously biased opinion (I'm a violist) but it still feels nice to be noticed every once in a while. 😁

Looking forward to hearing more of your works!

 

Hey! Thank you very much! You actually brought some notation mistakes to my attention, so your feedback helped a lot. As for m12, i decided to notate the F as two 8th notes to properly expose how i expect the cresc. dim. to be played.

Also, I particularly love the viola and think it can be used in so many ways other than the ones that are more common. 

Thank you once again, take care!

23 hours ago, Quinn said:

Well, it works, it's easy to listen to. I felt that the double bass parts in bars 8 - 11 thickened the texture - this may be exactly what you want as the piece is rather doleful - but it noticed. Otherwise there's little to comment on musically though the rendering didn't do it the justice it deserves. I think you could extend it a little but it does stand well as it is if a bit short. 

Well done.

Edit: remiss of me not to say welcome to the forum though I'm fairly new here too.

 

Thank you!