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Well, a very nice piece indeed. Modern, energetic and something to re-listen to again and again not just because the contrast in the variations sustains interest but the contrapuntal interleaving of parts suggests a listener will derive new experiences with each audition - like, notice new things. I liked the 'differential dynamics, example bar 15 and on where you're crossfading parts, dimming down one while crescendoing another. The phrasing seems excellent. Are you a string player? The vertical (spatial) layout gives the piece room to breath properly if that makes sense, no muddiness, entries are clean and clear. Can only say "congrats".

Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah, it's always tricky deciding what to do with rhythmic momentum once you have it going, and in this one I decided to follow the post-minimalist playbook and just continue it forever, trying to vary other things (especially range and harmonic rhythm) to keep it interesting. But who knows if it works 🤔 This is actually not a live performance (and I think a sensitive performer could make the repeating 16ths more interesting!) It's the piano that comes with VSL Special Edition 1 (the newer Synchronized version), lovingly sequenced in a DAW. I've had a couple pianist friends read through it to confirm that it is, in fact, a lot easier than it sounds, but I'm not sure if they want me to share their recordings. 🙂 And I'm kind of happy that you mentioned it's not very melodic! Normally, I think I gravitate toward writing choral music because I tend to think in terms of melody and I usually let melodic development guide where a piece's form goes. In this one, I wanted to challenge myself to do something different, focusing more on texture and harmony. I'm glad it seems to have worked!

A very emotive piece despite not being very tuneful. It reminds me of Ravels piano writing a little bit. I think sometimes you could have taken advantage of some kind of tuplets to give the ear a break from the constant barrage of 16th notes. A sudden increase or decrease in the rate of passing of the notes would have been welcome (which I think Ravel tends to do in pieces such as Gaspard de la Nuit). On listening a 2nd time it does seem more melodic than I first thought. Also - is this a live performance? Whoever is playing is very good! Thanks for sharing.

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