Sonatina in late classical style

I was trying to write a sonatina but it ended up a bit too long and difficult. I see this as a weakness as I could not express more with less. Anyway I don't think I go back to this piece again, my style has moved on from this. (although for this piece I tried to made it specifically easy but still failed...)
Thanks for discord people encouraging me to share my (not so) old works though, I had more to share in the coming days I think.

Edit: actually if you have ways to simplify the musicality and difficulty of the piece I would like to know very much

SonatinaA.mid

Hello @PCC,

Do you have the MIDI of the work? It helps us to realize the piece more and make it easier to be analyzed!

I find the first movement very Schumanian since your first subject enters with a diminished 7th first, and also those counterpoints! They are difficult but great! I love moments in b.35-41! Though b.31 and b.37 (and the same in recap) will be really difficult to play!

In b.62 to 63 it's playful there, but I think you can a half cadence of A major first before transiting back to the key in the recap!

I like the coda since A major is finally established!

For the 2nd movement:

Make sure to add sim. in the LH to maintain the staccato!

I like those suspension in b.17! That's a great hustle starting from b.31 and good voice exchange as well.

Good use of pivotal chord in b.51, reinterpreting the dominant G major as the submediant of b minor and the bassline is smooth. 

Overall the sonata rondo is well-structure and the overall piece is enjoyable! Thanks for sharing!

Henry

Thanks for the comments!
As I said I have very little motivation to change this piece as I move forward, and also to practice my pieces. But that's on me.

What do you mean"you can a half cadence of A major" btw?

I guess in that case I can compromise and make a midi of the piece even though I don't like it, it could make more people appreciate the piece.
I'm a firm believer you cannot possibily articulate every note from a midi generated sound so I score things the way I would if I write on paper, I don't think and software registers things like "simile", "sempre" or directions like that?

1 hour ago, PCC said:

What do you mean"you can a half cadence of A major" btw

I miss a "have", "you can have a half cadence of A major before transiting back, so the dominant of A major E major appears first will help modulate to A major back more smoothly.

1 hour ago, PCC said:

I guess in that case I can compromise and make a midi of the piece even though I don't like it, it could make more people appreciate the piece.
I'm a firm believer you cannot possibily articulate every note from a midi generated sound so I score things the way I would if I write on paper, I don't think and software registers things like "simile", "sempre" or directions like that?

Yup of course the MIDI is always bad no matter how you nuance it. (Except for the upcoming Music Jotter launched by our site owner @chopin !) But having an audio reference is always great no matter what.

Or you can play it yourself! That will be the more accurate version and that's one of my motivation to play music too!

Henry

5 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

I miss a "have", "you can have a half cadence of A major before transiting back, so the dominant of A major E major appears first will help modulate to A major back more smoothly.

 

lol I was very deliberate in avoiding the dominant in the part leading to the recap, but thanks for your idea!

7 hours ago, PCC said:

lol I was very deliberate in avoiding the dominant in the part leading to the recap, but thanks for your idea!

Haha what is the reason you avoid the dominant? I'm curious on that!

Henry

it's just a case of "dominant pedal point to recap is too normie" lol

do not compose your pieces, let them compose you

not sure if mid works but seems mp3 works better

SonatinaA.pdf

updated version, technically easier (so it can be more truly a sonatina) but also enables a faster pace

Hey @PCC,

Just by looking at the score (since there isn’t an mp3) I feel like it’s still too difficult to be called as a Sonatina haha! I always think of a sonatina like that of Clementi’s haha.

Henry