u/Music-Theory-Idiot

Hi this is my first time analyzing something other than a bach choral or hymnal and I'm kinda confused by the movement of the voices and how that affects the harmony. I'm analyzing Haydns Bird Quartet and e.g. in Bar 20 (see picture) the voices seem to move so much that I can't quite tell what the chord in that bar is supposed to be or if there's multiple. So can someone explain how I should approach this?

https://preview.redd.it/kd38dtpwb32h1.png?width=1493&format=png&auto=webp&s=5c582bdaeef21cbf077134a421dae98ded48db0f

I've heard a lot of bad things about the throat t tones especially Bb4 but when I e.g. wanna double a flute melody an octave below that uses some of the throat tones I'm not sure if that's a good idea. I assume I'm just not supposed to hold those notes for a long time right?

I feel like I don't ask myself this question enough.

I'm currently studying the woodwinds and I don't really feel like writing short exercise pieces for them because I don't really have a goal in mind except "make the piece".

I really want to compose and I at least do so on the piano daily, but especially when it comes to writing for more instruments I just don't know where to start.

So how can I actually practice composition in a fun way (I don't want to do braindead counterpoint exercises all the time lol)?

I'd like to write a piece for maybe two woodwinds and two strings or something like that but I don't know where to start or what my goal even is for such a practice piece.

Hello I am a Composer and I don't know a lot about the clarinet and would like to listen to some core repertoire. You can suggest your favorite pieces but also ones that generally show off the instrument very well. I'm not a big fan of the classical period so anything beethoven onwards should be fine. I really like poulencs clarinet sonata and the Spohr clarinet concertos (I guess he's semi classical lol)!

Hello I'm 16 and starting to learn Alto Saxophone. I mainly play piano (classicaly trained) so I won't need to learn the basics of music but I also don't know much about playing winds. I have a beginners book but that's about it. Any tips and habits to avoid? Thanks

Hello, I'm writing an Easy Saxophone sonata for me and my little brother who barely plays sax. I checked with the guys in r/saxophone and they told me it was fairly playable for his skill level but I wanna get some feedback on the music itself. The Piano part isn't supposed to be easy only the sax part btw.

This is the A Part: https://musescore.com/user/98001304/scores/33946433?share=copy\_link

Also some Slurs are missing and accidentals are all over the place so no need to mention that lol

Thanks

Hi I'm currently writing a piece for me and my 10 year old brother who started playing sax 4 moths ago.

I tried using mainly legato lines and gave him a lot of repeated material and rests. Also it's in C so he can read it more easily. He does seem to struggle a little though and I don't know if that's because he isn't practicing or if it's a little too difficult.

This is the A section of the piece (I'm classicaly trained btw. Thought I'd say that because this isn't supposed to be jazz even though the harmonies aren't that classical):

https://musescore.com/user/98001304/scores/33946433?share=copy_link

Also I might be learning a little saxophone too because it seems quite fun : )

Hi, Pianist and Composer here

I really want to get to know the flute better so I wanna listen to more repertoire but All my favorite composers didn't write any major flute works. I prefer stuff from Beethoven onwards, not a big classical fan. I know poulnec wrote a flute sonata and I love his oboe and clarinet sonatas so I'll listen to that but all the names I find when looking up flute pieces are ones I've never heard before. So what are your favorite pieces to play , to listen to and what are pieces that just present your instrument well?

Hello Flute players

I started studying woodwinds and I started with the flute. I know all the basic stuff already like range, timbre in different registers, playing techniques etc.

But because I don't know any flute players personally and don't own a flute, I don't really know what to avoid when writing for flute. I heard lower notes need more air so I guess I shouldn't write too fast runs in lower regions (that's the one thing that came to my mind rn) but especially when it comes to fingering certain notes, I heard there's really uncomfortable positions.

So what should I pay attention to and avoid when writing for flute?

I'm currently studying the woodwinds and I finished studying the Strings but I don't really know how in depth I need to go. My piano teacher who is studying composition always stayed fairly vague about the strings and from what I noticed I only really needed to know the range, how the ranges sound,how you play all the playing techniques (legato, spiccato etc.) and generell stuff like how many players of that instument are in an orchestra, how you tune them etc. .

But when I inform myself about these Instruments I often think that I don't really need ceratin information. The more I know the better but what does e.g. a conductor or composer really need to know about all instruments in an orchestra? Pobably enough to correct their mistakes right?

Hello,

My Brother plays a little saxophone, not very well at all he's only 10, and I've been struggling with composing so I wanted to write a piece both of us can play together.

I'm decent at piano but I haven't gotten to learning about woodwinds yet so I would want to ask what are no gos when writing really easy parts and what is appropriate for that level.

I talked a little with him and he says he knows how to play every note at a moderate tempo (I'm assuming he meant that as quarter notes in moderate tempo)

So what should I pay attention to?