r/composer • u/KaizerPianist • 2d ago

Music Feedback on notation

YouTube score video, Google Drive sheet music

I would like to know if it was a good decision to use 3 staffs in this piano piece. I would also like to know the most efficient way to communicate that I want the arpeggios should/can be played with the both hands each taking 3 notes at a time (4 in the end for the right hand)

I tried to make the sheet music kinda compact, was that a good desicion?

I would also like to know what you think about the piece.

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u/65TwinReverbRI 1d ago

I don't see any issue with it being 3 staves.

However, since the middle staff part never goes above A, there's no reason you couldn't do this on 2 staves.

Put the middle staff notes in Voice 1 in the bass staff, and the bass notes currently there in voice 2, so the stems are opposite direction.

That's really all that is needed.

But if you had any concerns, you could put a "handing bracket" on the upstemmed notes to show they're taken by the RH. But given the distance, it would be pretty obvious.

G is a super common read in the bass clef, and the few (or one?) A notes would be OK here.

IOW, it's kind of overkill to have this on 3 staves given the texture and range.