Bouquet of flowers waltz

Helloo! I finished a ballroom waltz suite titled Roses, Carnations and Daisies inspired by the very first bouquet I gave to my current girlfriend, and her first bouquet ever given to her. The very first and main waltz represents the Bouquet, waltz 2 is titled "The roses", waltz 3 is "The carnations", and waltz 4 is titled "Daisies". Last time I posted here I got feedback to include a section in a minor key to add even more variation. And that is what I did 😄. This is the piano version even though my waltzes are meant for orchestra. I will orchestrate it as soon as I can and share it with you guys. I am open to any feedback and suggestions 😄 Thank you so much!!

This waltz is so pleasant to listen to! It reminds me of Rosas's "Over the Waves," a waltz I like a lot. Although your piece is played on the piano, it sounds lovely, and I can't wait to hear the orchestral version!

Love it! It reminded me a lot to Teresa Carreño's works.

This is a very enjoyable piece and every single note is very well written, but maybe some chords extentions would be very gratificant - Brahms has some beutiful melodies with this type of chords - but as it is written it's already perfect, also, further exploration in tonality is a key component in romantic music.

But those are just my picky observations, I love it and I am eagerly waiting for the orchestration!

15 hours ago, Carl Koh Wei Hao said:

This waltz is so pleasant to listen to! It reminds me of Rosas's "Over the Waves," a waltz I like a lot. Although your piece is played on the piano, it sounds lovely, and I can't wait to hear the orchestral version!

Thank you so much Carl!!! I love Rosas's "Over the Waves" too. And his waltz "Daisies Flowers" too. I am glad you liked the piece, and I'll be happy to share the orchestral version as soon as I can 😄

9 hours ago, Samuel_vangogh said:

Love it! It reminded me a lot to Teresa Carreño's works.

This is a very enjoyable piece and every single note is very well written, but maybe some chords extentions would be very gratificant - Brahms has some beutiful melodies with this type of chords - but as it is written it's already perfect, also, further exploration in tonality is a key component in romantic music.

But those are just my picky observations, I love it and I am eagerly waiting for the orchestration!

Thank you so much Samuel!! I've never tried chord extensions beyond the 7th. I'll keep that in mind for the next piece and see how it goes. Sounds pretty interesting trying something new like that 😄. I will explore more tonalities inside melodies too, instead of changing key when a section ends. Sounds like its gonna be fun!

I'll share the orchestra version as soon as I can. Thank you again!!

I love it! Its very expressive and romantic. It is truly a bouquet of flowers!

The difference in dynamics between the loudest and the softest seemed quite extreme though. Not your score, the midi rendition, maybe its a problem at my end. I had to adjust the volume on my phone a couple of times.

I'm not sure about the final few bars, the repeated high chord for 4 bars was a bit like a stuck record, maybe a descending octave in the left hand would give it more movement or give the left hand a two bar sequence that's repeated twice to make the 4 bars. Perhaps that was the point though, to keep the suspense hanging in the air! Either way it's great and it would be breath-taking played on a grand piano.

I listened three times in a row, it's one of my favourite pieces I've heard on the forum. It's beautiful and expressive and my mind was filled with pictures of dance, lipstick and champagne. 

Darren

23 hours ago, Papageno said:

I love it! Its very expressive and romantic. It is truly a bouquet of flowers!

The difference in dynamics between the loudest and the softest seemed quite extreme though. Not your score, the midi rendition, maybe its a problem at my end. I had to adjust the volume on my phone a couple of times.

I'm not sure about the final few bars, the repeated high chord for 4 bars was a bit like a stuck record, maybe a descending octave in the left hand would give it more movement or give the left hand a two bar sequence that's repeated twice to make the 4 bars. Perhaps that was the point though, to keep the suspense hanging in the air! Either way it's great and it would be breath-taking played on a grand piano.

I listened three times in a row, it's one of my favourite pieces I've heard on the forum. It's beautiful and expressive and my mind was filled with pictures of dance, lipstick and champagne. 

Darren

 

Thank you so much Darren! I am glad the piece was on point with the expressive and romantic feeling. I agree with the midi. The changes were very extreme, so I think I'll change the dynamics when I send the midi file to the performer next time. The last few bars are one chord, but the piano representation of what I usually do with the orchestra ends up being a bit "dry" and simple. But its to keep the suspense hanging yes! Thank you for listening and I am so glad you enjoyed it! I'll share the orchestra version as soon as I can.

Hi @David_DLM,

This is for sure a very enjoyable set of waltzes, with the coda rounding off the previous ones. @Samuel_vangogh's advice is great too, but I'm also fine with the less advanced harmonies here since simplicity can also be beautiful as well.

What I hope for it's maybe a g minor waltz before the coda, given you emphasize that g minor chord in the coda, just like what Bach did in his Mass in B minor. The change of modality will for sure make a good contrast and make the beauty more beautiful!

Thanks for sharing! Hopefully you will review some of our non-waltz works too!

Henry

He's back. The waltz king is back.

Ehm... lets get to the comments/criticism:

• Once again, very very very very good.
• I feel like a little bit more variation could be done with the accompinament so that their is some variation between each valse.

Once again, this is very good

Arriverderci,

Arjuna.

On 6/17/2023 at 10:48 PM, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @David_DLM,

This is for sure a very enjoyable set of waltzes, with the coda rounding off the previous ones. @Samuel_vangogh's advice is great too, but I'm also fine with the less advanced harmonies here since simplicity can also be beautiful as well.

What I hope for it's maybe a g minor waltz before the coda, given you emphasize that g minor chord in the coda, just like what Bach did in his Mass in B minor. The change of modality will for sure make a good contrast and make the beauty more beautiful!

Thanks for sharing! Hopefully you will review some of our non-waltz works too!

Henry

Hello Henry! Thank you so much! I'll try to fit a No. 5 waltz in there in maybe section A key of B flat and section B in g minor. In case I succesfully do it I will share it and see if it sounds good. And I'll for sure review non-waltz or dance music works! I am not used to very complex harmonies because even a funeral march someone commissioned, I used simple harmonies 🙂 however, I'll try my best!

On 6/18/2023 at 12:39 AM, expert21 said:

He's back. The waltz king is back.

 

Ehm... lets get to the comments/criticism:

• Once again, very very very very good.
• I feel like a little bit more variation could be done with the accompinament so that their is some variation between each valse.

Once again, this is very good

Arriverderci,

Arjuna.

Hello Arjuna!! I'm glad to be back 😄

I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Usually I write the piano versions simple so that way everyone can play it. It helps me visualize the music easier for the moment of orchestration too. The accompinament is usually simple in these versions, although I agree with you I can vary the Oom-pah-pah pattern more. That way each valse does have more variation. I'll keep that in mind! Maybe it even gives more energy to the live performances I (or a friend) sometimes do 😄

Thank you so much again Arjuna!!