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Upon coming across this ascending chromatic motif while improvising on the violin, I wondered just how well it would work as a fugal subject. Having now developed it into another one of my fugues, I thus present here the results. Enjoy! YouTube video link:

Good afternoon, fellow people of the forum! Today I bring a song I actually made over the past hour and a half. I have titled it "The Dark Lord Dances". In this I really tried to keep things going where normally I incorporate a slower section. While this has that, it doesn't do my typical style of slow down and the song keeps moving forward towards it's conclusion. This was made in FL Studio using BBSCO Discover and Intimate Strings. So, all sounds are free except for some strings as Intimate Strings is one of their paid-for VSTs. Can't wait to hear your thoughts and hope you enjoy the listen!

This Pavan and Galliard is something I started writing all the way back in Spring of 2022 but put on the back burner because of learning new pieces. It's really intended for a virginal or other plucked keyboard but here it is on clavichord. I consider the Galliard to be much better than the Pavan, the lively character is more reflective of the dedicatee, so if you want to you could skip to that at 7:42. Not that I think the Pavan is mediocre at all, but yeah. I intend to write the score in a font similar to that of My Lady Nevell's Booke, and record it on a better instrument at some point.

thanks so much guardian, i’m happy you listened to both the pavan and galliard since i know it’s a long form.

This is a nice piece of work! I think you really capture the renaissance style well with this piece. I especially love the dance-like rhythms of the Galliard and I love some oft the imitation figures that you used in it!

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Hi Peter, thanks for the response! Yes, I like voice imitation, and at that time I was very much into composing waltzes, so that seems to have influenced this piece. I would agree in calling it "abstract", yes, you have a point here. Kind regards, Jan

Hi Pabio @Fugax Contrapunctus, Nice fugue as always! To reach the tritone C# minor in b.53 is crazy! The BACH motive is interesting as well. Maybe for me I will instead put the BACH motive into the subject rather than as episodic counterpoint, since I almost forget about the subject after those BACH moments to be honest! Again there are moments very difficult to play or even not playable like in b.61-63, which should be avoided for me, but that seems a norm to have these moments in your piece. Thx for sharing! Henry