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Greetings. This is my very first post on the Young Composers community, and I would like to share one of my piano compositions that I had composed several weeks ago. This piano piece is a polonaise, which was written to imitate Frédéric Chopin's compositional style. Due to my busy schedule, I did not have the time to practice and record this piece. So instead, the audio file was exported from MuseScore 2.3.2. Any feedback would be appreciated, and I hope you will enjoy it! Carl Koh Wei Hao

He's a "moody" work ... for a contemplative day in another time.

For me the work is too "square" which makes the work feel a bit ponderous. I would experiment with a more interesting counter melody and/or bass line to create a bit of momentum and variation.

I really like the counterpoint! It appears that your fundamentals are there, I think that you could try something more creative and adventurous though. Also with regard to the rendering, just curious, is this supposed to be with a harpsichord? Because it sounds as such.

Hi Peter and Bkho, Thank you for taking the time to listen to my work. I agree with your opinion about the ending – it may sound abrupt probably because the ritardando wasn't enough compared to other parts. Anyway, it's a good idea to add a coda to make the music sound more complete. For me, this polonaise is special compared to my other compositions simply because it imitates a composer's style. Most of my pieces are written in my style – if not, it'll be a compilation of the styles of various composers. I used a certain degree of repetition in my music because I believe it is essential for the melody to be memorable. Thank you for highlighting this statement, and I will be more aware of it to avoid my future works sounding too bland. Carl Koh Wei Hao

Very nice, certainly captures Chopin's style very well. Personally, I think it is a bit repetitive, could be tighter structurally and I also echo Peter's comment about the ending being too abrupt, definitely coda of some sort would help a lot.

Wow - you did a very nice job of imitating Chopin which I think was your intent. You are obviously well studied! I bet you could write a more original Polonaise if you weren't so concerned with writing like Chopin. Also - I feel like the piece just stops at the end and would need a more substantial coda in order to sound finished especially given how well developed this Polonaise already is. Great job! It's a delight to hear.

It's pretty. The imitation of voices is some places is nice. However, that results in a lot of movement in parallel. The harmonic progression throughout would be more effective with more contrary motion, such as Giuillem82 showed in his version of the harmony in your last two measures. One more thing: The crossing of the violin and flute parts in bars 9-13 doesn't quite work for me. I'm sorry I'm not more articulate about why. It just seems a little weak. Cheers, Jer

Great soundtrack for a Film Noir~! You set a nice mood ... what comes next?