Fantasy in D | String Quartet
String Club Competition 2023/2024
Hey guys! This piece has been in the works for a while and has had quite a few transformations. I would like to first thank idk_wyatt (not on flat) for being my primary source of feedback regarding this piece. I don’t usually thank people in my scores but he’s had to put up with a lot of pestering on my end. This is for the first official String Club Competition 2023/2024! I’m really excited to take part in this with the likes of Groovy, Bezakos, and Flat.io Earther being judges. I would *like* if all of the judges gave feedback and/or thoughts about the piece, but I understand it’s not required.
Now on to the actual score. So for this piece, my main sort of idea behind it is the concept of love being a sort of intangible and complicated feeling. It’s hard to understand what love is, or how/why it works. It was difficult to nail this abstract concept down while also not being too alienating for the listener. It’s a piece about love so you know there’s going to be some nice tension in there, as you’ve all likely come to know and (possibly) love from me. I worked really hard on this and tried to make this sound work, but I couldn’t do it alone. I am thankful to everyone who helped me shape this piece into its final form. I’m really proud of how this piece came out, which is definitely not something I would have said when I finished the first draft. It’s not terribly long, clocking in at just over four minutes. That’s all the time I felt like I needed to convey what I wanted to convey. I really enjoyed writing this piece, and I can’t wait to hear everybody else’s submissions. I’m not particularly aiming for first place with this one. I mainly wanted to make this piece to the best of my ability, and this competition was in fact the main inspiration for me making this piece in the first place. I remember Groovy wanted me to make a string quartet, and well, here it is! I hope all of you guys enjoy my submission for the first official String Club Competition!
Now on to the actual score. So for this piece, my main sort of idea behind it is the concept of love being a sort of intangible and complicated feeling. It’s hard to understand what love is, or how/why it works. It was difficult to nail this abstract concept down while also not being too alienating for the listener. It’s a piece about love so you know there’s going to be some nice tension in there, as you’ve all likely come to know and (possibly) love from me. I worked really hard on this and tried to make this sound work, but I couldn’t do it alone. I am thankful to everyone who helped me shape this piece into its final form. I’m really proud of how this piece came out, which is definitely not something I would have said when I finished the first draft. It’s not terribly long, clocking in at just over four minutes. That’s all the time I felt like I needed to convey what I wanted to convey. I really enjoyed writing this piece, and I can’t wait to hear everybody else’s submissions. I’m not particularly aiming for first place with this one. I mainly wanted to make this piece to the best of my ability, and this competition was in fact the main inspiration for me making this piece in the first place. I remember Groovy wanted me to make a string quartet, and well, here it is! I hope all of you guys enjoy my submission for the first official String Club Competition!
Published
Violin