5 Estampes for Violin Solo

Thought I'd share these 5 short violin pieces (5 Estampes for Violin Solo) I wrote over a few days. 

The MIDI articulation could be better, but I haven’t focused on it since they’re meant to be performed by a real player. 

I’d appreciate your time and any feedback! 

Upd: changed midi mp3-file for the better one and attached a video! 

I enjoyed the fourth one the most. Would love to hear how they would sound interpreted by a real violinist!  Looking at the score, I am not sure whether the triple stops in the fifth Estampe would be possible to execute on a violin. When you say "meant to be performed by a real player", I think that that's what every composer intends their composition for or aims and hopes for their pieces - to be performed by actual performers! Only, it is not possible in many cases; whether because the performance of new music is risky or because it demands a "labor of love" from the performer to recognize the merits of the piece and serve it with their time and their artistic skill to learn and perform and interpret it, or because of some other reason. That's why we have to rely on the software rendition to have an approximation of how it would sound like played by a real player. If you have found a performer who intends to perform it, that is great!

Hi again @Dima Kravets!

I agree with what @luderart has said above about the difficulty of some of the double and triple stops.  Including consecutive double stops that can be really difficult as well!  Such as these:   and these:    In the first image the D and G have to be played on the G and D strings respectively and right after using those two strings for the C and Ab.  In the 2nd image the G and D open bottom strings are played before moving to a parallel fifth on the A and E strings playing a B and F# which have to be barred at the same location on the finger board which can be difficult.

I also agree that a real performer could definitely breathe more life into the composition with their interpretation.  But it's a thousand times easier to make a musical interpretation if it is clear to the performer that the composer already has an idea of how the piece can be expressed in a musical way.  This is especially important for pieces that are for a solo instrument because the soloist is tasked with keeping the momentum and musicality of the work all on their own which is much more intensive than collaborating with another performer.  The soloist is asked to "make something out of the work" that in many cases has never been performed before.  So having a good idea of what you want as the composer can really help the performer out and facilitate a future performance.  And making a good rendition with lots of tempo changes and musical indications as to how the piece should sound even in electronic form is important as well (perhaps as a selling point to get a performer convinced to perform it).  I see from your profile that you specialize in chamber music so you probably already have a good idea about that.  But when you say things like:

On 3/4/2025 at 10:21 AM, Dima Kravets said:

The MIDI articulation could be better, but I haven’t focused on it since they’re meant to be performed by a real player.

it makes me think that you don't see the point or value of making a realistic rendition, which is a shame.  Needless to say, the piece sounds very mechanical throughout and could stand from some humanization and TLC to improve it.  But it's better to already be thinking of those things as you're composing it rather than having to go back and revise a piece that wasn't conceived musically to begin with.  That's just my own perception of the piece however.  I look forward to hearing more of your contributions to the forum (as well as potentially your opinion about other composers' works on the website!)  Thanks for sharing.

P.S.  I'm sure the reviewers of your work (including myself) would appreciate a ❤️ or a 🏆 reaction/acknowledgment of their time and effort that they took to listen and formulate a response.  It would really help our little musical community flourish!  Thanks in advance!