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Don't worry. I believe the composer has total control of what he/she wants. What others say are just opinions. I don't believe in rules, at all. Unless you want to do something like strict counterpoint or things like that. Overall, your piece is fantastic. In some way, this suite makes me imagine how Iceland is, emotionally. I'd love to visit that country... Someday....

I think the length is not a problem but it seems you rely most of the time in the same motif. Although it changes in shape and harmony is omnipresent. In the left hand that scheme like a chord apoggiatura becomes predictable. But that's how you wanted it to be.

I think it just sounds awesome. The use of the whole tone scale is tasteful, and I appreciate that it didn’t become overused in the piece. It comes across as mysterious, but in a way that carries purpose. The con moto section is beautiful, but strangely enough, my favorite part of the piece, for some reason, are mss. 138-140. I think it’s because of the return to the whole tone scale, but coupled with those spicy sforzandos. There’s something just a little surreal about it. A nitpick: the momentum from ms. 126 to 127 stops just a little too abruptly. Perhaps putting the riten. on ms. 125 or 126 would help it become a little smoother? Really great job with this, looking forward to the next piece in the set 😌

Hello Tónskáld, I like your piece, although I could not make the associations of your description. In most cases this is difficult. If you would not provide a description of the emotional content as you experiece it yourself, but instead, ask people about their associations, I am sure that you will get very different answers (at least, that has been my experience) Your music sounds to me much like the style of Vladimirov. Do you know his work? Listen to his op.15, nr 2 (Authum). You make the same kind of resolutions after a long passage (for example in bar 104), and I love it! I think that you should consider to participate in the 2019 Vladimirov competition. (You will find it on the internet)

Indeed, this is (one of) the kind of music I love. When music is tonal and predictable, I don't feel it. I like it, but it's more suggestive when you change the center and use scales or whatever you like to add color. In that sense, I don't think a melody is necessary. This piece has this things. I like when there are pedal notes as a way to establish a "home", for a while.