Reducing Symphony no 5 and immediately hit a problem
The problem has to do with me adding trills to the piano part. I added the trills for some flair instead of just having the regular half notes. But it is very dissonant. I wasn't wanting the dissonance to be to the point where I think "Wait, am I hearing a diminished chord or what?" I was just wanting trills in the piano part(After all, sometimes I hear a slow introductory motif, like it is in 4/4 with trills on the long notes instead of a fast introductory motif with no trills). Is there like no way I can add the trills without there being extreme dissonance? Here are the instruments in my piece.
2 violins
viola
cello
piano
Here is what I have of the piece so far(I have just the introductory motif):
Symphony no 5 Piano Quintet.mscz
By the way, I want to avoid having to add trills to every instrument. I intend the trills to be just for the piano.
Comments
Perhaps use a single note tremolo on the sustained pitch rather than the use of a trill.
OR...
To eliminate the dissonance, try a two note tremolo using chordal tones
I'd personally skip the trill, it isn't appropriate at all. it wasn't in the original, and it sounds wrong here because it makes no sense. If the goal is to overcome the inability of a piano to sustain a long note at constant volume, then replace it with a tremolo, as mentioned. Since this is meant to be unison, I'd make it an octave tremolo.