Seven Up for Saxophone Choir and Piano

A very emotional piece roughly in the form of ABA. I really like music that is mood inducing. Let me know if I am right about this, but I detected 4 different moods here, in this order:

• serenity
• triumph
• sadness
• suspense

My favorite part is where you introduce the piano with triplets, leading to sax staccato. I found that section quite intriguing, because it leads from sadness to a quick hint of triumph, then suspense. It threw me off a lot actually, but damn it's so good. I had to listen to this piece a few times to pick up on the moods, but this is a really well done and well structured composition. You also have a clear motive in the intro and ending (the serene sections) which I found to be quite nice.

On 2/13/2024 at 11:15 PM, chopin said:

A very emotional piece roughly in the form of ABA. I really like music that is mood inducing. Let me know if I am right about this, but I detected 4 different moods here, in this order:

• serenity
• triumph
• sadness
• suspense

My favorite part is where you introduce the piano with triplets, leading to sax staccato. I found that section quite intriguing, because it leads from sadness to a quick hint of triumph, then suspense. It threw me off a lot actually, but damn it's so good. I had to listen to this piece a few times to pick up on the moods, but this is a really well done and well structured composition. You also have a clear motive in the intro and ending (the serene sections) which I found to be quite nice.

 

Thank you for the feedback! This piece to me is about being a kid, hence the name "seven up" like heads up 7 up. The beginning is supposed to be childlike wonder and simplicity, and soon things like struggle and chaos are introduced into life, but ultimately everything will be ok. This was a commission by a university near me for a student's recital. I will be sure to post a live performance in the comments here when it happens.