Concerto in D Minor for Cello and Strings
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2024
- I have never before poured my soul into a piece more than I did here.
I'd love to hear some constructive critcism - throw it at me!
Complete Score: drive.google.com/file/d/1B7H9...
Solo Cello Score: drive.google.com/file/d/1jhAG...
I might make some revisions to the score, as in bowing, accents etc. I will keep the score updated acordingly.
Score and Audio were made using MuseScore 4. 
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This is really cool! So one thing you might hear being thrown around by composers and cello teachers is that writing cello concertos is hard because the lower end of the cello range is hard to hear. The upper register (I’m talking like E4 and above) is much more audible. If this is for a friend that specifically requested not much thumb position, cool, but I would highly recommend throwing a lot of this up an octave. If you’re worried about range, just know that the cello can go up to A6 and higher. Also if you’d like to keep the pastorale range, maybe consider thinning out the texture, having some instruments drop out occasionally to help with balance. Overall pretty good string writing!
OUTSTANDING! The textures throughout are incredible, you never fail to impress me Schlu!
This seems like it'd be fun to play. Big fan of the pastorale section too.
Few things from a cellist's perspective:
- You can leave most of the bowings out and have just phrase markings. A few here or there help if you know exactly what kind of sound and how to get it on the cello, but the rest we can intuit. We also usually come up with our own bowings that work but try keep the overall phrasing intact (e.g. how many editions of the Saint Saens, Elgar, and Schumann there are out there) alongside our own interpretation.
- The bowing is a bit awkward going into m. 65 since it lands on an Up bow based on the bowing you give. This might be one of the cases I gave above but since you're alive we can just ask.
- If you want an open string in any particular spot you can definitely write it in if you want that sound. [H] would certainly be convenient to play an open string and it would probably sound the best since everyone is at full blast.
Things in the score I'd have questions about if it were a reading rehearsal:
How exactly would you want the piu mosso section in [B] phrased? You've down-up-up at the start of the piece, but the phrasing changes in the render. I'm personally a fan of the connected phrasing MuseScore 4 does. Slurring the last two notes of the measure would probably be the most common instinct of other cellists reading this but I could just be projecting.
Thanks a lot for the thoughtful comment.
I am rather a novice in the cello, so I asked my teacher for help with the fingerings. MuseScore actually turned off the staccato on notes beneath slurs, so I had to use cluttered bow markings instead. Additionally I am not yet fully familiar with what is comfortable to play for strings and what is more tedious. The più mosso shouldn't be over-shot. There should be left room for some rubato during the crescendo. But I still want it to be noticable in the sense as to get you into the mood for [C]. I have revised the sheet music a number of times, so it might differ from the rendered sound or notation in the video.
Thank you for your insights - I've always been pedantic about the bowing symmetry across players, so I'll keep it in mind. Might spare me a bit of struggle.
I am so glad that I know your music. Just awesome.
Love it! I always admired your quartet work but this is definitely something else awesome to add to your list of amazing pieces! :)
Beautiful work! 🙏🏼
Ya got a new subscriber!! The B part made me cry 😢😢😢 This is quality music! Please keep making. ❤❤
Good stuff man! Just some constructive criticism if you don’t mind 😄
I love the waltz-y vibes that you’ve achieved (it’s almost Shostakovich)! I would add contrabass to make a full string orchestra-I think it’d give some power and depth into the texture. You also could consider changing the tutti’s texture especially during the solo cello parts-one of the most important things to keep in mind while composing a concerto for any instrument is the soloist vs the orchestra-you don’t want to overpower the soloist! This is some really nice stuff, and can’t wait to hear more of your music!
I will keep that in mind. Thank you!
AMAZING! Liked and subbed
Ohh my god 😢 beautiful
Hermoso bro!!
honestly speaking this piece is too short to be a concerto. You should name this as concertino or concert waltz for solo cello or something
fair, but if he’s aiming for a more baroque style, then a concerto would work
Amazing bro ❤️🤌🏻
Excellent piece, the textures are super incredible, the second part is incredible, could you share the individual parts of the orchestra or the midi in the description? If you do not mind.
Good god man! I could not tell that the solo cello wasn't real.. or maybe it was? Wow. That is great writing.
Thank you so much! Sounds convincing, doesn't it?
What sound library does the solo cello come from? I would love to use it.
@@thermalbugIt's MuseSounds in MuseScore and it's completely free.
Wow
This is beautiful, honestly feel inspired. Loved the harmony around measure 172 and what comes right after, what is it?
Glad I could inspire someone :) Measure 172-174 could be interpreted in a multitude of ways, but I thought about it as a 4 to minor 4 to dominant, with the cromatic movement in the thirds as the bass. The Dm7 is actually a Bb79, just drop the bass. The dominant (m174) then resolves to the subdominant Bb instead of the tonic F, leading into A7, the dominant to the parallel minor key. Then it's just a II-V-I in the dominant key, Dm - G7 - C7.
@@schlu Thank you so much, I tried to analyze that section for a bit, but was getting it wrong in some places, you are very helpful
There are no composer wanna-be-s, only composers ;) One thing that helpes me a lot when composing is that I improvise in my free time. I gained a lot of harmony knowledge through exploring the keys, while analizing what I'm doing. I also looked at the most common chord progressions in jazz and used them as a basis for experimentation.
@@schlu True to that! Thank you for being so open to my question and kind enough to throw some tips my way, I'll be sure to learn something from there :)
I wonder if I could play this concerto? I need the sheet music for the cello part
Give me 10 minutes
Ok, done! I added the Solo Part in the description. Thank you so much!
The sheet music is not final and I will add some fingerings and corrections after I consoled with my Cello Teacher next week. For example in mesure 135 you can switch the bottom E of the octaves for the empty A string - makes that part a lot easier.
when is it dropping on spotify?
Good input. Didn't upload anything on Spotify for quite some time. Might actually overhaul my Account when I have some time to spare.
@@schluNice, you’ve got me very impressed with this. I have composed a bit myself, but this is totally out of my league. 👏👏
Glad to hear. Learning by doing. I literally have hundreds of unfinished sketches on the PC. Have manly just been composing for the past 3 years. It's the most fulfilling thing I can do :)
I really like the composition style, though I feel like the solo could be more virtuostic/expressive. Really fun waltz-y vibes though.
Thank you. I haven't been playing Cello for very long, so I am not yet perfectly familiar with the advanced technical aspects of strings. I always want to assure playablity and such so I like to test the fingerings myself. But I could step it up a bit - that's true. I might let my teacher show me a few more virtuos techniques. Thanks for the input!
Ya got a new subscriber!! The B part made me cry 😢😢😢 This is quality music! Please keep making. ❤❤
I'll keep writing for the rest of my life.