Drowning

I was mentally unstable when I wrote this in a state of urgency. I suffer from autism and sometimes all the sounds around me overwhelm me and I feel really irritable. I wrote this in a state of irrational mind hence it makes no coherent sense. But I do think it expresses even if the tiniest portion of the tip of the iceberg.

4th Prelude.pdf

The ambiance of this piece is quite dreary.  I imagine a boy walking alone over a frozen lake and in the end plunging into a crack in the ice (the ending chord).  I guess I let your suggestive title feed my imagination.  The 7/8 time and clusters in the bass are quite effective at conveying that mood.  I thought you could have fashioned a bigger crescendo to lead up to a louder final chord.  That's my only criticism though.  Thanks for sharing!

I really like this because it is so personal. There's a lot you can point to that wouldn't get you a good grade in a composition class but I don't care. I would rather listen to a piece that's "wrong" and comes from deep inside than another predictable imitation of Mozart any day.

Wow! This piece is really cool! I have sensory problems too. Just walking down a city street can be painful and so this piece really speaks to me.

I agree with Tom, original music from a unique voice has more value than using old musical languages such as those of Mozart and his contemporaries. I wish I could play something new and original. 

I really enjoyed this piece, its eerie and irrational but held together by the undulating bass until the end trips up even the calming bass line. 

I enjoyed listening to this "unnerving" work ... it felt very real.

On 2/18/2022 at 9:22 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

The ambiance of this piece is quite dreary.  I imagine a boy walking alone over a frozen lake and in the end plunging into a crack in the ice (the ending chord).  I guess I let your suggestive title feed my imagination.  The 7/8 time and clusters in the bass are quite effective at conveying that mood.  I thought you could have fashioned a bigger crescendo to lead up to a louder final chord.  That's my only criticism though.  Thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks for listening! And i agree with your criticism, a bigger crescendo and a fuller coda would have been better. 

On 2/27/2022 at 4:20 AM, MJFOBOE said:

I enjoyed listening to this "unnerving" work ... it felt very real.

 

Thanks for listening!

On 2/19/2022 at 10:02 PM, Tom Statler said:

I really like this because it is so personal. There's a lot you can point to that wouldn't get you a good grade in a composition class but I don't care. I would rather listen to a piece that's "wrong" and comes from deep inside than another predictable imitation of Mozart any day.

 

That means an awful lot to me. Thanks for listening!

On 2/23/2022 at 2:02 PM, Papageno said:

Wow! This piece is really cool! I have sensory problems too. Just walking down a city street can be painful and so this piece really speaks to me.

I agree with Tom, original music from a unique voice has more value than using old musical languages such as those of Mozart and his contemporaries. I wish I could play something new and original. 

I really enjoyed this piece, its eerie and irrational but held together by the undulating bass until the end trips up even the calming bass line. 

 

Thank you for the kind remarks!