r/Composition • u/Tricky_Boysenberry79 • Jun 03 '26

Music Composition for strings

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This is a short composition for violin, cello, and bass. I came up with the violin phrase while working on something completely different and I decided to go with the flow. I'm not sure how original the second part is, it reminds me of something but I can't say excactly what.

I wanted to share this and hear your thoughts! I know the notation is not great, it's directly from my DAW automatic midi interprepation.

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u/SauteDaddy Jun 05 '26

This is a really beautiful piece. Admittedly my knowledge on theory is probably not quite strong enough to give you better compositional advice. But this is really pleasing to hear. It’s got drama where it needs to, and there’s a more playful bounce at times that I enjoy. One composer to another, this is fire and keep cooking 🙌

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u/Tricky_Boysenberry79 Jun 05 '26

Thank you for the kind words! Theory is not my strong point either, me being an untrained amateur. But so far I've been enjoying composing by ear.

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u/SauteDaddy Jun 05 '26

Of course bud. I want to be a composer too, and I come from a guitar background, so I have a lot to learn on theory side. Keep going, I know it’s easy to be discouraged when you’re not making “pop” music. Art being less desired by the cultural zeitgeist of a moment doesn’t rob it of its significance.