4 Miniatures for piano

Pieces composed in the first semestre of my first year in conservatory, composition. I renamed the titles from my native language to english although sheet remains in the original. 

Sort of a compositional study I engaged every piece differently:

In a rush is based on pentatonic scale made from my date of birth by going whole tones so in C this would be C-D-E-F#-A#   1-2-9-4-6 (numbers from my date). It's almost like a whole tone scale but at least this kind of logic made my mind at ease that it's not just some "out of stomach with closed eyes" composition.

Madman's Lullaby experimenting in polytonality but maintaining a very simple chord progression. This piece was played at a concert that year and people actually enjoy it to play and listen to which surprised me a lot.

Tarantriola Melody composed mostly of augmented fifths. Not a strict rule in the piece but I wanted to see I can do with it when I limit myself to have that interval dominant throughout the piece.

Lonely Waltz here I was "ok you thinking too much, experimenting with yourself is nice but try to be natural now and just compose a simple piece with a nice tonal melody". 

If you guys have some ideas of challenging yourself share them please so I can find new interesting possibilites.

Nice work.

I love experimenting and using alternatives harmonies, scales polyrhythms, etc...

In a rush: sounds fine, an original pentatonic scale. Althogh, as you say, it looks like the hexatonic whole tone, it's different.

Madman's Lullaby is the less interesting for me, not because of the bitonality, but of the repeating tuplets almost all the time.

Tarantriola is my favourite of the set.

The little waltz is also beautiful

In summary, thanks for uploading this... I always say there's a universe of different possibilities.

5 hours ago, Luis Hernández said:

Nice work.

I love experimenting and using alternatives harmonies, scales polyrhythms, etc...

In a rush: sounds fine, an original pentatonic scale. Althogh, as you say, it looks like the hexatonic whole tone, it's different.

Madman's Lullaby is the less interesting for me, not because of the bitonality, but of the repeating tuplets almost all the time.

Tarantriola is my favourite of the set.

The little waltz is also beautiful

 

In summary, thanks for uploading this... I always say there's a universe of different possibilities.

 

Thanks a lot for the feedback! May I also ask what is it that you like in Tarantriola?

Well, it's beutiful and emotional (for me).
I like the polyrhythmic parts (semiquavers against triplets).

I like the occasional dissonances (measur 3  E + E#).

I also think it is well balanced in registers (low from high) and the climaxes are perfect where they are.