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Agreed, this is wonderful! I would bring out the RH just a touch to really let the melody be heard, but this is beautiful. I feel like I'm at a fancy restaurant drinking wine :)

Wow!! These are great! I only wished that you posted these separately, as I hope these pieces get the attention they deserve being all together. I love this one, the drama in it is set up nicely with the climax, and the chord colors are wonderful. Great too, I maybe would have made bar 46 twice as long to really set up the cadence. Beautiful in it's simplicity, I like that you spread out the difficulty in the set, letting some be much easier to play than others. It gives a better flow to the pieces as a whole as well. Part of the arpeggios are in the right hand, correct? I would have notated that in the score. I really like the drama in this, and even though it wasn't my favorite theme, you developed this really well. I like the texture change in the middle. Lol mock serious swagger :D This was super fun! The jazziness was a welcome change after the first 4 pieces. What about marking "freely" at bar 27? Do you want the RH rhythms right on the dot? Or is there an improvisatory aspect you're going for? It might be cool to let the player syncopate the rhythms to go with the steady walking bass. I like that this one broke away from the ABA style, I like the evolving part of the form. like an ABAB, textures markings the sections. I really like those ethereal RH figures with the low bass. Awesome fun! Kind of reminded me a bit of Baba Yaga, Mussorgsky piece. The ffffff is kind of excessive, but I'm guessing it's for playback purposes. Loved this one! Much needed after number 8, as overall these preludes are on the heavier side. It sounds sweeter to my ears after the last one. Ended with a bang, the drama is great here! I must say, that overall I really loved the order of this set. Not sure how intentional it is, but it really made listening to this as a set more fun and enjoyable. Your talent is massive, I wish we heard more from you! Life is busy, but I'm glad you find the time to stop by and share what you've been working on. There's some small editing errors, nothing major that jumped out at me (copyright 2025, stuff like that). Your style is right up my alley, and I immensely enjoyed these. Thanks for sharing, friend.

Hey Peter, this is great! The reverb reminds me of Wonderful Christmastime :D Very interesting harmonies, especially the ending. The sections like bars 9-12 threw me off at first with the rhythms, I really like that syncopation. Did you play this for her? Does she like it? Well done buddy! :)

Can't wait to hear all the entries!

Definitely a few noteworthy moments you could build a piece from... sounds nice!

Could also think of that as a 13th chord without the seventh... so, maybe something jazzy as well? Ravel-ish? Makes me think of a music teacher I had, wrote all kinds of big band type stuff.

Thanks for listening luderart, glad you enjoyed it :) Hey Kvothe, thanks for listening! Regarding your point #1, yeah you're correct, it was more for playback. @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu was kind enough to record it, I could just write con pedale or something now 🙂

Hey there Weiland! Thanks for checking this out, it always means a lot to hear great feedback. ❤️ Thank you, friend. I'm acutely aware of the style of each of these preludes, as I'm constantly thinking about the overall feel with each one, wanting them to possess their own unique character. One of my weaknesses as a composer has been counterpoint, or at least using it in the foreground versus just thinking about it with melody and harmony. I've posted the previous preludes on the forum (check the topics tab in my profile, I'm lucky enough to have @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu give his interpretations), and a style they lack was one that focused on a more contrapuntal foundation. Personal challenge accepted. 😄 I'll also say that it makes me bashful to hear you enjoyed the counterpoint, as your talent with it is drenched in the music I've heard of yours. I wrote the first twelve a few years ago, with the intention of having each one focused on a different tonal center. The scales and approaches used varied a ton, at least that was the intention. There's blues, Chopinesque ones, soliloquys, video game character adaptations, etc. These next twelve started differently. I'm varying the tone centers, but maybe I repeat some here and there. Not sure yet, but the restriction this time is I'm limited to the 61 keys on the keyboard I'm using to brainstorm and workout things. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts, it means a lot!

Hello there! Here is the latest installment of preludes, no.16. This one deals with a lot of two voice counterpoint and a relentless ramble on one theme. As a personal side note, these have been a lot of fun to write, and it's been great simultaneously writing a bunch at once. I had a sporadic burst of ideas when I started this one, and it lead to a lot of spread out writing. I guess what I'm SAYIN' is... more to come! :D Thanks for listening and reading... any comments of any kind are welcome! P.S. some of those tempo markings are to mimic rubato, dunno I suck as an editor Edit: 🔥 @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu 🔥 Prelude No 16 - Score.pdf Henry Prelude no.16.mp3

Hey Tristian, very cool music! I always like to hear this! I think this is something that will always carry your curiosity with music, at least it does for me. You went with your gut and inner ear, and although you may not exactly know what you're doing, you hear it as correct and satisfying. Those are the moments where I would look at my own music and analyze it, always trying to figure out why I liked a particular thing I did when I didn't fully understand it.

Very proud of you my guy, keep us all updated!

Oh reeeeeally... I can't wait to come up with some nonsense

I got "way-too-drunk ragtime" vibes haha, this is great! I think the constant accel and rit added to that flavor as well. Nice work there Peter

Your charisma is noteworthy 😀 Also... I got a WWE Intercontinental championship belt from the last competition. Winner gets it... but ask Peter, he has it.

A+ for presentation, something I lack around here. I love how detailed your score was, and that you posted multiple versions to appease any taste in reading along. I preferred the color coding, as I'll admit I got lost in the thick of dissonance trying to find synergy with the theme, but your score made it very clear and more enjoyable for me. I was really intrigued by the chromaticism and dissonance. It sounded too harsh at times, but the more I listened I got used to the language and texture and it flowed really well for me. Forgive my ignorance, but I've never really been into fugues. I don't know/forget all the intricacies involved, but your ledger of HOW you wrote it was very helpful and dare I say educational for me. The amount of effort you put into detailing your music was enlightening as well as lovely to hear. Thanks for posting this, as well as being involved in the forum! I can't speak for everyone, but the music I post here is barely heard by the people around me, and a community that is aligned with my passion AND that I get to help grow has a special place in my heart. It's people like you that help keep YC alive 🙂 Cheers friend, well done