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Well, this piece is not a well example but: - Usage of modal scales and shifting between them - A classical Melody structure - Melody based on small motives - 'Light' texture - Romantic harmonies Sometines, i find Ravel's style similar to Fauré's

Hi @Quinn St. Mark, I don't have experience in writing Russian music though. For me the harmony does remind me of Tchaikovsky's music. It depends, but there's not much different whether to be a section of a larger piece or a movement in a suite for me. The content is very much the same except for the conclusiveness of it and whether it will be isolated or connected to other music passages. Thanks for sharing. Henry

G'day @Samuel_vangogh, Some nice work going on here; well done! If somebody were to ask you on the spot what it means to compose in a Fauré-like style, how would you explain it to him/her? Anyway, keep it up! Quinn St. Mark

Thank you so much Samuel!! I've never tried chord extensions beyond the 7th. I'll keep that in mind for the next piece and see how it goes. Sounds pretty interesting trying something new like that 😄. I will explore more tonalities inside melodies too, instead of changing key when a section ends. Sounds like its gonna be fun! I'll share the orchestra version as soon as I can. Thank you again!!

Bravo! This is just fantastic!

Love it! It reminded me a lot to Teresa Carreño's works. This is a very enjoyable piece and every single note is very well written, but maybe some chords extentions would be very gratificant - Brahms has some beutiful melodies with this type of chords - but as it is written it's already perfect, also, further exploration in tonality is a key component in romantic music. But those are just my picky observations, I love it and I am eagerly waiting for the orchestration!

This waltz is so pleasant to listen to! It reminds me of Rosas's "Over the Waves," a waltz I like a lot. Although your piece is played on the piano, it sounds lovely, and I can't wait to hear the orchestral version!

Thx Vince and @SergeOfArniVillage for your compliments! I have to admit that I have never read through Vince's tempo markings for this one (sorry for infringing your absoulte authority as the composer haha), since as I've said in my comment, I feel like the tempo should be faster to make the piece funnier, and I'm happy my playing helps bring out the good, or the "charismatic mischievousness" as you say! But playing in a faster tempo does make some passages more dificult, like the wide leaps of LH and the unpredictable pattern in both hands. That's mischievous!! I will be continuing to play Vince's preludes for sure since they are lovely. Henry

Henry's performance absolutely elevated the piece in a way I didn't think possible. Wow, seriously, bravo! This interpretation tones down some of the clownishness, and amps up some of the more charismatic mischievousness. It's become more compelling this way. Henry, you're a legend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Lovely! The combination of the thematic matter and your orchestration make this feel like the score to a French movie. If this was part of the soundtrack to "Amelie" it would feel right at home. I wasn't familiar with the song, but it's great!