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By PeterthePapercomPoser · Posted
Hello again @Krisp! I really love the lyrical melody of this one! And the constant unpredictable modulations and free tonality is really great and always keeping the listener on their toes! Thanks for sharing this thoroughly enjoyable song! P.S.: I also liked the very impressionistic introduction! -
By PeterthePapercomPoser · Posted
Hello @J. Lee Graham and welcome back to the forum! Wow! What a wonderfully accomplished work! I am glad that despite feeling "unworthy of the material" that you managed to finish it after more than 20 years!!! I also have had such an experience. I started my Variations on "Deck the Halls" for Piano and Orchestra back in the 2000's as well, over a decade before when I ended up finishing it. And it was only thanks to the fact that I learned to write music on paper that I managed to have the discipline to finish it. I totally understand the sentiment! It is hard to limit yourself when writing for period instruments when you know that superior versions of the instruments would in fact have capabilities that would very much facilitate the music in question for the composer. I think I would also leave the piece as-is knowing that there do in fact exist versions of the instruments with the capability to actually perform the piece live, which is ultimately all that I would care about. I have to say that my favorite movement is the Polonaise! What a delight to hear someone include this stately Polish dance in a concerto! I am Polish myself and have danced the Polonaise as a youth in a Polish Folk Dance Ensemble. The dance has all the pomp and nobility of the spirit of Poland! I think it was also you who remarked that your favorite National Anthem is the Mazurek Dabrowskiego in an old thread I read somewhere. I actually have always dreamed of creating a mash-up of the Mazurek with the American National Anthem to create a kind of "Polish-American Heritage Anthem". We'll see if that ever comes to fruition! Thanks for sharing this wonderfully bright piece! I thoroughly enjoyed it! -
By PeterthePapercomPoser · Posted
Hey @L.S Barros! Nice galliard! It does sound very dance-like and jovial! I have a few Baroque-style dances that I've written myself that are in more of a modern style (for string orchestra), but I've never written a galliard or pavane or any of those old Renaissance dances. But I'd really like to - I'm always fascinated by the idea that one could write a dance suite or longer orchestral work with all different kinds of dances from throughout the ages, as well as more modern dances like the tango or salsa. Thanks for sharing! I really like the addition of instruments half way through! And the instruments sound like legitimate early-music instruments! Great job! -
By PeterthePapercomPoser · Posted
Hey @Tunndy and welcome to the forum! I think that both the melody and harmony in this piece are quite unique and personal to you! The piece starts quite underwhelmingly and gives the listener time to get used to its unique melodic content and the waltz rhythm. Then it gets really pompous and dynamic! And despite it being undoubtedly a piece that you will consider a part of your juvenilia, it still shows great talent and musical sense. I think the only part that I find objectionable is that the piece sounds like it's ending for too long. To me the piece sounds like it could have ended at 1:30, but then it keeps going, repeating a phrase which to me seemed a little redundant. But that's just my 2¢. Thanks for sharing! P.S.: Please consider leaving a ❤️ or a 🏆 reaction for the people (including myself) who have gone through the trouble and donated their time to review your music. It really helps us feel appreciated and keeps the forum a healthy place for people to share! Thank you! -
By PeterthePapercomPoser · Posted
Hey @ferrum.wav! Great whimsical piano piece! It really feels organically conceived with a smooth and uninterrupted stream of musical consciousness! I think, pertaining to the above discussion about writing a piece completely without any variations, I think that's really difficult. One of the biggest determinants of whether a melodic piece is going to entertain the listener and stay in the musical consciousness is the constant interplay between unity and variety. For this reason it's always really hard (especially for me) to write music in a through-composed form. I always want to return to some kind of variation (at least) of the main theme. This brings both unity and variety at the same time. The only problem is that sometimes I write pieces where the variations aren't different enough from each other and so they don't bring enough variety and hence sound boring! (LoL) On the other hand, if there's too much variety then the piece could start to sound nonsensical to the listener, like the piece lacks thematic/motivic associations and hence doesn't build up a bank of memorable musical moments (unity). I really love how the piece feels like you improvised it - you really have a unique musical style that comes through here - it sounds like a fantasia. I've listened to it multiple times while writing this review and I've enjoyed every minute of it! Great job and thanks for sharing!
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