Sonatina for Alto Sax and Strings - Music-Web Forums

Boneman · #1 31-12-2006, 11:52 AM

This one got the commission! Hope you like it.

reith · #2 01-01-2007, 01:39 PM

Nice piece. Congrats about getting the commission.
I have a couple of points, if that's ok:

The string harmony seemed a bit thin and closed-in around 0:06. Same at c 1:50 when the progression was repeated.
The string texture often seemed thin but this is probably the result of midi, not your scoring. It filled out more starting at 4:20. At 5.30 the strings started coming into their own.

The relationship between the soloist and strings came over well. The stride-like episode at 5:31 was good. I can hear through the midi to what this would sound like 'live'.

Yup. Good stuff!

ps: I quite liked the original title: Sonatiana... has a certain ring to it. Could be the name of a princess.

Boneman · #3 01-01-2007, 01:50 PM

I have it on CD now, a live recording. Can it be posted here or would the file be too big?

reith · #4 01-01-2007, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Boneman

I have it on CD now, a live recording. Can it be posted here or would the file be too big?

You can rip out the track and convert it to mp3. Have a look at a little bit of free software: CDex. Once installed, you press f4 to get the set-up panels for your libraries and things, then f11 to do mp3 conversions - you get a list in the window to choose what you want to convert (from whatever library you set up or you can browse elsewhere).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/

Boneman · #5 02-01-2007, 11:50 PM

Thanks I will try to get it posted soon.

Boneman · #6 02-02-2007, 09:10 AM

Working on it right now!

Boneman · #7 02-02-2007, 09:27 AM

You are gonna have to help me here! I have done all the converting but I am not sure what comes next.

MaestroX · #8 04-02-2007, 12:06 AM

Nice piece Boneman, I think i'm beginning to see into your style. Your music is often through composed, and is usually a sort of jorney (very apprant in your sextet for six clarinets).

One of my favourite parts of this was the scoring and melodic writing in 3:30 very nice. I think reith hit upon every query I had about it. Good stuff, and congrats on the commission!

You are gonna have to help me here! I have done all the converting but I am not sure what comes next.

If the file is converted into a mp3 you should be able to upload it directly to Music-Web.

Boneman · #9 04-02-2007, 12:07 AM

Thanks but I am not sure how to do that from a cd recording.

Boneman · #10 30-04-2007, 02:17 PM

Here is the live recording of the premiere. Excuse the slips and tuning!