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This is a short piano piece I have composed. I hope you like it.

Cheers. I use VI with the VI player which seems to be the most flexible and powerful on the market! Hence surprise that balance was being commented on.

"A Bluebonnet" Art Song for Voice and Piano Composed: March 22, 2020 at Austin Poem by Jackie Dilworth (used with permission) Recording: MP3 of electronic rendering by Finale Human Playback through NotePerformer 3. Greetings! Just dropping in once again to share something recent of mine that falls outside my usual Classical style - Modern Tonal I suppose you might call it, for lack of a better term. I happened to mention on Facebook back in March that the bluebonnets (a wildflower native to Texas) were in bloom here in Austin, where I now live - an event eagerly anticipated in Texas every year, not only for their ephemeral beauty, but because their appearance is one of the first signs of the arrival of spring. My friend Jackie Dilworth responded to my post, mentioning that she had written a poem about bluebonnets, which I then asked her to share with me. Upon receiving it I read through it, and moved by its simplicity and unassuming loveliness - much like the flower for which it named - I was almost immediately inspired to set it to music, which I did in a single sitting. The text of the poem follows below. "A Bluebonnet" by Jackie Dilworth A bluebonnet is a flower from Texas Bright, brilliant, violet blue in colour Growing on the prairie: Waking and rising in spring Under the bright sun in summer Bathed in rain all the autumn, Resting under the shade of winter. Far away from the Scotch Thistle and Cactus, Joshua Tree, Elm, and Sagebrush Of the desert high and far Who thirst and long for water and life. Bluebonnets gently sway In warm breezes from the Gulf Where Rio Grande goes to its end In another time and place In the future and far away.

I like that quite a lot, Amazing. I love how you use that simple motif of 2 eighth notes anacrusis as a backbone of the piece. Also the left hand helps to emphasize the rythm and flow. Did you got inspirantion from a certain style or composer. Very catchy and clever all through 🙂 Congratulations! I don't know why I reminds me a bit of that lovely prelude by E. Grieg, though the similarities are not evident.

That's a very nice work. I like the melody and the accompaniment eighth notes' motive repeated all through the piece. Also the contrasting section with the change of texture on the piano figures to triplets works nicely. Formweise it reminds me of a romantic Lied. Good job!

Hey I've got nothing much to add except for I thought it was a natural and beautiful melody, and I loved the 32nd flourishes in the piano. 🙂