hmm.....it may sound a bit odd, but i would like to know what's best decribe the motion of windmills? i have a picture of windmills, and i have to compose a piece of music according to it. i want to compose for piano, violin and oboe, wut musical elements should i include to make it sound more like 'windmill'? for example the time signature and pattern of melody used etc? all suggestions will be highly appreciated**

Well it moves at an even pace. If you imagine a dot on a windmill blade and follow it round as the windmill spins you could do descending scales as ot was going down and then ascending, maybe getting louder notes as it came back towards the top. You could have a reoccurring theme everytime you reach the top.

And maybe a 6/8 or 3/4 time signature. For me, that feels round in some way

Odd, I was thinking the same thing. I didn't post it though as I thought that 4/4 or similar might feel more consistent and regular which may be more windmill like, thus creating confusion!

Hmm, you have a point there AnotherPianist. Maybe it also depends on the kind of windmills. I mean you have them like the small ones for children in many colors, the monumental kinds and the ugly industial kinds and so much more. (I thought of the ones for children first, bu i might be wrong)

For a working windmill, what of the gently percussive tone of the piano to suggest the spinning while the oboe and violin carry melody. The oboe is well suited to rural impressions and with the violin could convey other parts of the scene. The pattern of melody would depend where the windmill is, the time of day and the weather you want to convey.

Think of the Carousel Waltz and turn it on its side.

Piano, violin and oboe... what a nice combination, I don't think you hear of that often!
3/4 and 6/8... i gree with the 'round' idea! Strange though isn't it! 4/4 might be a bit square!

I agree with the 6/8 3/4 thing, and think arpeggiated(?) patterns for going round and round...

I would definitely prefer a 6/8 or 3/4 time signature, for the "rolling" character ! A 4/4 can never express a turning movement.
Nocturne, I definitely think you were right in the first place !

Broken chords maybe, like the Bloch Dream piece for grade 5?

For example E C A (descending) - or major if you prefer - G E C - repeated over and over it sounds like spinning. (Well I think it does!!)