String Quartet No. 5 in Bb major Movement 1 by Benjamin McLean

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

good work!

[@benjaminpiano3110]

@@aramkhachaturian8043 thanks very much 😊😊

[@debussyman88]

This is gorgeous

[@benjaminpiano3110]

@@debussyman88 thanks a lot 😊 much appreciated

[@aPersonWhoHasViolins]

It sounds great! I could try playing it. 0:00 Introduction: Seventh chord + staccatissimo/First theme? 0:10 Legato part 0:21 More staccatissimo 0:40 pizzicato 0:41 repeat 1:22 Development 1:29 1st Violin starts playing hard parts/ 2:21 Cellist starts feeling bored 2:48 this sounded familiar 2:52 Recapitulation 3:20 Ending

[@benjaminpiano3110]

Glad you like 😊 I’d be thrilled to have my music played 😊

[@adam_salha]

Wonderful! I felt that the violin 1 sound was very unique. Any insights as to why?

[@benjaminpiano3110]

Thanks very much I’m glad you enjoyed :) the software I use is MuseScore 4 which has pretty good timbres for their instruments (although real musicians are always best 😅), what do you mean by unique?

[@EthicalEthicsEnteringEthically]

Usually, for however much my opinion’s worth, I use the solo sounds for viola and cello but use the orchestral violin 1 sounds for violin 1 & 2 because it makes it much easier to work with.

[@benjaminpiano3110]

@@EthicalEthicsEnteringEthically thanks for the tip 😊 anything to make the sound quality better in MuseScore 😂😂

[@James-ll3jb]

You should be writing for the BBC

[@benjaminpiano3110]

If they have a job opening I’d be honoured 😂😂😂

[@James-ll3jb]

@@benjaminpiano3110 It's worth checking out. Soundtracks for indie films, documentarys, etc.

[@salvopappalardo4956]

Plus or minus unuseful, save the children.

[@benjaminpiano3110]

@@salvopappalardo4956 not sure what you mean by this 😅😅

[@ImJumber]

Bowing 👎 Places where needed legato, you didn't put, where is not much needed, u put.

[@benjaminpiano3110]

Hi thanks for the comment - I’m not a violinist 😅😅 working on improving writing for violin and other string instruments 😂 if you or anyone plays this feel free to play with whatever bowing you prefer

[@ImJumber]

@@benjaminpiano3110 ok👍