A Letter - Four Hands

A short four hands piano piece, nothing new or better really.

Just thought you might want to give it a listen and criticize it.

Maybe I'll develop it further next time I come back home.

Reasons as to why I composed this:

1. I was at a festival two days ago, where one of my best pieces was performed (I'll upload the performance as soon as I get a high quality version of it).

In this festival I heard a beautiful piano piece made by another young composer and remembered that I haven't composed a solo piano piece in a long time.

1.5 At the same festival I met a four year academy music student who recommended composing something for one instrument.

2. I have a very small collection of four hands pieces (around five or six I think), and they're all at least year and a half old.

3. Someone told me that since I'm not home much I should write something short and simple.

4. I wanted to write a piece about a letter received from someone the character haven't spoken to in a long time.

It's very sweet and well written.

Just by listening to the opening, I initially thought that it would be tranquil, relax-music-type throughout the piece. 

But it isn't I love how well-redeveloped the motive is, and the way you build up the emotions considering it is a short piece.

It sounds like a couple who have been separated for a long time because of a war, but they don't have much time to share their experience as they have to leave each other again. So desperate but got relieved knowing the beloved half is still alive and safe.

7 hours ago, HoYin Cheung said:

Just by listening to the opening, I initially thought that it would be tranquil, relax-music-type throughout the piece. 

But it isn't I love how well-redeveloped the motive is, and the way you build up the emotions considering it is a short piece.

It sounds like a couple who have been separated for a long time because of a war, but they don't have much time to share their experience as they have to leave each other again. So desperate but got relieved knowing the beloved half is still alive and safe.

 

 

Thank you so much for giving it a listen!

Now that my work got way more demanding I visit the forum less often,

it's really nice to come back home to see that someone actually gave a thoughtful listen to my piece and liked it.

Yes, I guess the story is something like that. 

Thanks for giving it some thought :)