Ben Callender

Reverie is an instrumental rock album with some classical and jazz inspiration. Me and derek are 18 years old and wrote this off and on over the course of a little over a year. We would appreciate any feedback! Here is the link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm46fu2fz3P-KbwFXlgfJNEN3QV4wlHT_&si=DomOQDTKYdKJnohw

This is a rock piece for many instruments. This is my original style and there isnt much inspiration from anything. It is structured kind of like a rhapsody. I'm 17 and still somewhat new to rock composition. I apologize for the bad sound quality this is just a draft and the final product will go through Ableton and onto an album.

Prelude somewhat inspired by the style of Satie.

Posting a prelude I wrote again with sheet music this time Prelude_Op11_No1_20240218_222441.mid

This is a nocturne inspired by the death of my grandfather, whom I was very close with. I wrote this when I was 15. Youtube with score Nocturne_Op9_20230706_202850.mid

Thanks, I can play it just never took the time to play it well. I'm planning getting it good after I finish mephisto waltz

Well I can play it alright, but I don't enjoy practicing my own pieces enough to get them to performance level. I like learning other stuff instead. it's funny you mention mephisto waltz because I started learning that right after i finished this piece. Once I finish that I think I'm gonna go on a big grind and get all my pieces to performance level. Perhaps I'll play it then? We'll see I suppose

I don't need to check the playability cause I can play it lmao. Thanks for the kind words!

Here is a short and difficult prelude in g sharp minor. It's in variation form and focuses on many different techniques. Link to YouTube video with score Prelude_Op11_No1_20231211_122738.mid

Thank you both for your feedback. I used a mobile program called Maestro to make this on my phone. Peter, I know what you mean about the pauses and they are intentional, but sound very strange and abrupt when played without interpretation. And Henry, yes this piece is insaley hard and I wouldn't expect anyone to take the time to learn it. I'm learning liszts mephisto waltz right now and I think my piece might be even harder that that. I agree with all the slightly negative things too and I've noticed the mistakes in the piece since I finished in over the sunmer and gained more musical maturity since then. I'm cooking up a ballade right now I'll probably have it done in a month.

this piece took very long to write. Never performed it and I didn't even bother playing it for a recording cause I just didn't feel like it Op10_in_B_major_20231208_190629.mid