Sketch No. 26, Potential

One of the daily sketches from a while back. It's not as quality, but I personally love the atmosphere in this one. I'd love to hear what you think!

I don't why you call this a sketch... It's wonderful!

I was surprised to see it was for two pianos. Usually the pieces for two pianos are quite complex, perhaps because many of tham are from the "romantic" period. So I thought that perhaps you had underused the (potential?) of having two pianos in the score. But I was totally wrong. This is more romantic-minimal, I would say. The pianos are intertwined, more in the rhythm, in the polyrhythm: changin time signatures, slurred triplets. Also the dissonances are perfect to create the atmosphere, and the persisten high pedal on B is fantastic.

This is one of the most beautiful pieces I've heard lately, I don't lie.

I'd like to try something with two pianos, but I suppose I must feel the "need" to do it... Great model this work of yours!

4 hours ago, Luis Hernández said:

I was surprised to see it was for two pianos. Usually the pieces for two pianos are quite complex, perhaps because many of tham are from the "romantic" period. So I thought that perhaps you had underused the (potential?) of having two pianos in the score. But I was totally wrong. This is more romantic-minimal, I would say. The pianos are intertwined, more in the rhythm, in the polyrhythm: changin time signatures, slurred triplets. Also the dissonances are perfect to create the atmosphere, and the persisten high pedal on B is fantastic.

This is one of the most beautiful pieces I've heard lately, I don't lie.

That's so kind! I wasn't expecting much from it when I started writing the piece but ended up quite liking the end result. I'm happy you think similarly!

I liked the mood of this very much - the relentless declarations in pitch and rhythm, the spirit that never lightens. And mostly the confidence for all of it. The fourths and fifths remind me of a Laura Nyro song, Been On A Train.  (Does the photo have any significance?)

34 minutes ago, Ken320 said:

I liked the mood of this very much - the relentless declarations in pitch and rhythm, the spirit that never lightens. And mostly the confidence for all of it. The fourths and fifths remind me of a Laura Nyro song, Been On A Train.  (Does the photo have any significance?)

 

That's a pretty cool song, and I see what you mean; thanks very much! I go on hikes pretty frequently so I take miscellaneous pictures sometimes and I thought this one (for some reason; I'm not art critic, haha) captured the sort of pensiveness I felt listening to it again. 

This really is very beautiful. It's not incredibly complex, but it doesn't have to be. I love the wide open extended chords and slow polyrhythms in particular and the whole atmosphere in general. 

When you do these sketches, do you revise them afterwards, or post them "raw"?

26 minutes ago, fishyfry said:

This really is very beautiful. It's not incredibly complex, but it doesn't have to be. I love the wide open extended chords and slow polyrhythms in particular and the whole atmosphere in general. 

When you do these sketches, do you revise them afterwards, or post them "raw"?

 

My thanks! I'm glad you think so.
These sketches aren't edited. After I write the last note of the piece, I force myself to avoid the urge to correct things. Sometimes it's very hard when I hear something off! :D