A Child's Walk

Join me on a musical journey ... the child has some interesting adventures here.

Quite a bright and happy piece!  I wonder if you named the piece before or after you wrote it?  I'm betting after for some reason - it seems like it would be much more monothematic if you had intentionally stuck to the theme of depicting a child's march but what you gave us is quite a differentiated melodic and harmonic journey!  Seems almost minimalistic in some places.  Also - that's quite an energetic ending you've composed!  I guess it wouldn't really sound as final if it didn't include an accelerando - most of the rest of the piece is in a walking tempo.  Thanks for sharing!  I thoroughly enjoyed it!

The initial idea for the work began about 10 years ago.  I wrote a rough sketch at that time.  However, my composing skills were limited ... I just began to put things together.  I revisited the work about a year or so ago.  The opening theme is the girl's theme.  I began the work with her in mind and her journey.  So it's programmatic music.  I am pleased you enjoyed the composition.  I have another programmatic piece which I will post.  Thanks for the listen~!

Straight away my interest was piqued(!) by those clarinets in fifths at 0:05! Great piece of orchestration.

Everything up to 0:30 sounds really skilful and inspired (if, admittedly, a little underrefined (is that a word?)) - I always think (not that I should know of course) that these things will only come with time, and of course I am plagued by the same lack of experience as anyone else! Enough philosophical musing.

And at 0:40 - what a glorious key change!

Skipping forward...

Sometimes the music becomes a little heavy for a "child's walk". Places like 3:50 don't quite fit with the title (although the music is very nice indeed.) On the same vein, perhaps the ending is a little too grand for a child - but maybe they have big dreams!?

Yes, really nice work. A little bit more technique practice could help. i.e. writing more music!

Thanks for sharing!

aMC