Love's Endeavor

Hi all,

This is the first completed version of my orchestra work "Love's Endeavor".  I believe you can categorize it as a post romantic style composition.  Feedback is most appreciated.  I look forward to your comments. The score is in C.

Just a quick update ... I met with my mentor and got some feedback from my orchestra colleagues.  Please note I will remove the percussion in measures 15 -23.  as well as change the bass line rhythms.  Also I will rework the transition measure 47.  When done - I will upload the newer version with completed/corrected engravings (measure lines) as well.  Looking forward to your comments.

Mark

Here's an updated score ... changes in percussion, better transitions, dynamics etc ...

Look forward to comments.

Mark

Please excuse double measure lines in score ... have to figure out how get rid of them.

Hi Mark,

I especially enjoyed your harmonic planing in this piece, and the way you effortlessly blend consonance and dissonance (a common feature of many of your works).

It reminds me a little bit of Hindemith's "Mathis De Maler" (which I saw live at London's Barbican last year).

Hope others will chime in here, as I'm not the best analyst!

Alex

Alex,

Thanks for listening ... and more so .... thank you for referring me to Hindemith's "Mathis De Maler".  What a beautiful work!  I will listen to it a few times more ... so much to appreciate in its orchestration and thematic development.

Mark

Really good work!

I love the trills in the winds against the prominent lower strings that starts around the 2:00 mark.

The one thing I would advise is with the snare part starting at measure 48 could be a little repetitive. Maybe adding in an upbeat hit every other measure to break it up could work.