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Hi again @Luis Hernández, just finished the 2 books I was mentioning in my previous post, really excellent stuff. I also found out that an English version existed: it's called "Jazz theory & workbook", by Etienne Guéreau ! So I can only recommend it. Here's a link: https://amzn.eu/d/9S7vTJh Enjoy! Julien

Hi @Luis Hernández, if you understand French, I have been following Etienne Guéreau, who is really knowledgeable in this area: https://www.youtube.com/@Pianojazzconcept He also published an excellent book (unfortunately not translated): En Harmonie - Fondements de l'harmonie tonale et modale dans le jazz After some research yesterday (your last post on Tristesse motivated me 😉), I think this book should also be excellent (in English this time): The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony (do not buy the Kindle version, it only gets bad reviews) (not really jazz-related, but I think I will also go for this book: Contemporary Counterpoint: Theory & Application) Hasta luego, Julien

Hi @Artdreamer77, you have a decent basis for the melody, but the piece is too simplistic as it is: The bass is too monotonous and repetitive To me, the repetitions are superfluous bars 23-26 need to be reworked: really too repetitive: at best, you may keep bars 23-24, with no repetition, as transition material. I agree with @Rich, a second contrasting theme would be necessary --> maybe an ideal place to position it would be in bars 23-26? Keep up the good work! Julien

Hi @Luis Hernández, Nice flow, very pleasant. Harmonic arrangements are very subtle, and well made. I will follow your advice and read a little more on harmonic theory. Very interesting transitions bb. 25-27 and later bb. 52-53. They emphasise a feeling of anxiety... A philosophical note: I am note sure I retain a feeling of "sadness" from this piece, maybe more a feeling of "loss, with no clear target". Thanks for sharing! Julien

Hi @JorgeDavid, really a nice piece, very coherent, and well constructed. The melody is really beautiful. Some elements somehow reminded me of Schubert's style. Bars mid-28 to mid-30 seemed a bit out of character. The end is very subtle, nice job! thanks for sharing! Julien

Hi @Moueen Issa, General comment about the 2 pieces: I agree with @Jqh73o regarding the length of your pieces: I feel a bit "frustrated" that the piece finishes that early. Gave me a feeling of "the guy was a bit in a hurry to finish his piece". 1/ In the prelude in F minor, I particularly enjoyed the transition in bar 9, and bb. 15-22. A detail: first bass note of measure 13 didn't seem "correct" to my ears. 2/ Regarding your prelude in A minor, what I liked most were material intro (bar 1), material around bar 5. What I liked less was the almost duplicated bars 7 & 8 (bar 8 would have deserved a little more work) . Transition in bars 13-14 is good, the next one (bb. 15-16) feels a bit weird. Maybe a third transition step would have made it smoother? Overall, I really enjoyed listening to your pieces, thanks for sharing! Julien

Hi @Hcab5861, A lot of fun listening to it, I found it witty and well constructed! Very clever transitions bars 5-8, 17-19 or again 29-31, subtle and intriguing. Super ending: reusing the transitional material and extending it fits very well! Thanks for sharing!

Hi @arpeggia, really great work, I very much enjoyed it! I agree with Henry, there is a "Chopin" flavour to it (e.g.: from b. 42 to b.51) . I especially enjoyed the transition around b. 31, then the section from bb. 64 to 77 --> really very clever move, super interesting! And in general, I really enjoyed the transitions from triplets to eighths (and vice-versa), they give a feeling of great energy. PS: was it a recording? If so, what at performance!!! Thanks for sharing, I liked it, Kind regards, Julien

Hi @PeterthePapercomPoser, Many thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback. Interesting, gives me another perspective of my work, thanks! (I never looked at it like that, but indeed, your analysis makes sense!) Had to look at the definition ;-), and indeed, I used quite a lot of it in my piece. And thanks for the comment. Thanks for that, it for sure will encourage me to continue composing! Take care, Julien

Hi @Ben Callender, overall, I enjoyed your piece, well done! Improving the sound quality (using a VST) would help appreciate it more. (pure midi file makes it a bit dull, and with little subtleties) I really liked the beginning up to b. 17, then there's a long part of chords from b. 51 which I thought was a bit repetitive. Then I really the passage from b. 64 to b. 68, which reminded me of some work by Liszt. Thanks for sharing!

A lot of energy, really a nice piece, and well executed, congrats and thanks for sharing!

Hi @Luis Hernández Many thanks, goes to my heart, and will motivate me to continue writing! Mmmh, very interesting comment, I'll definitely try to keep it in mind and will work on that in the future! You made me look for the definition of "rhapsody", and I agree with you, the term fits it well... Maybe it's a personality trait, as I don't like when things are "too stable" ;-). Again, many thanks for taking the time to listen and comment, much appreciated!

Hi @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu, Many thanks for having taken the time to give me your feedback, that's very much appreciated, and it will definitely help to improve! Does it give a feeling of "too many things packed in one"? Or on the contrary, is it too repetitive? Yes, I wanted to create an effect of voices answering one-another Maybe you're right, I will give it a think! I played a bit around, and went for A natural, followed by A#. Thanks for the tip Absolutely, I'm not super good at spotting those mistakes -> all corrected 😉 ! Take care, Julien tableau 5.mid

Hi all, I wanted to share my latest composition, hoping for some feedback! Enjoy the listening 🙂! Julien PS: Scores and midi files are available here: https://imslp.org/wiki/Tableau_No.5_(Piaser%2C_Julien) tableau 5.mid

Enjoyed this piece a lot, well done! And well done as well for playing your own piece so well -> each time I try to do that, I end up publishing the computer-generated version 😉... I could indeed feel some influences of Chopin and Liszt, but really inspiring work overall! Very much enjoyed the 1st movement, especially the passage from 3:45 - 4:55, very moving, powerful. 2nd movement: not everything to my taste: I particularly liked the atmosphere from 11:24 to 12:15. Thanks for sharing (PS: was that a dog barking at 5:30 😆?)