Overture for ballet

Made this. PDF's are self explanatory. enjoy! Please tell me if notation is any good or if its bad.  The untitled document is the info page for the score. the other pdf is the title page.

Winters Passing, I. Overture.pdfUntitled document.pdfWinter’s Passing (dragged).pdf

Hi @Gabriel Carlisle,

I love the aura of the piece! It really feels joyful and fit for a ballet for me. I love the melody, it’s simple and elegant.

Will the viola keep playing double stops or there will be a divisi? 

I am not sure if the winds can play through b.9-16 without some place to breathe given the tempo of the piece. Wind players will be more familiar with the issue.

When the B naturals are all resolved to Bb they should be marked as Cb.

I think wind players should have the opportunity to play the melody as well!

I am not sure from b.21 to 35 the violins should have the staccatissimo marked in a quick semiquaver.

Thx for sharing!

Henry

@Henry Ng Tsz Kiu thanks a lot for the tips! I see these issues and will fix it up. There are two things though. The woodwinds issue from b. 9-18 and also b 47-64 (since they’re relatively the same just x2 and with sustains) how could I have breaths but without taking away the sound it already encapsulates? And I noticed myself that none of my harp is really formatted well (with the note flags and having absolutely no slurs [silly me]). Any suggestions for the harp notation? Thanks again!

1 hour ago, Gabriel Carlisle said:

The woodwinds issue from b. 9-18 and also b 47-64 (since they’re relatively the same just x2 and with sustains) how could I have breaths but without taking away the sound it already encapsulates?

You have two players for instruments, so each instrument can take turn to have a quaver’s rest for breath without having too much effect on the volume. For example flute 1 can have a quaver rest on the 6th quaver and the flute 2 have quaver rest on 2nd rest. 

For the harp you need to list out the 7 pedals used and which positions they are on: sharp, natural or flat, and indicate the change of the pedal whenever it’s needed. Like the above B natural in b.11 can be played by a B natural pedal or a Cb pedal, but either Bb Cb pedal or B natural C natural pedal can coexist, but not Bb B natural and C as in b.10-13 so you will have to indicate the change of pedals. 

Henry

Thanks! I see that I need brush up on studying for harp. Also totally forgot dove tailing and the fact I have two of each woodwind existed. Thanks again!

@Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

heres the newly revised version. Yes the harp is not formatted correctly but I’ll work that out soon enough once I learn harp composition as a whole.

just realized i didnt put the link down so sorry!!!

Hi @Gabriel Carlisle!

I listened to the most recent update YT video.  This music is so joyous and full of nostalgia.  It has that nervous expectancy a child might experience the night before Christmas Day when Santa is due to pay a visit.  It's so magical and beautiful, I don't think you could have better captured these aspects of Winter and Christmas.  Great job!  Thanks for sharing.