My First Composition Pieces

Hello,

I would like to share with you my very first compositions:

I'm going to record the first piece in d minor a second time, since my playing is getting slower at the end.

For now here's the musescore link to it: https://musescore.com/user/48894597/scores/9313159

Hope you enjoy it!

Greetings

Dr. Johnny Wilhelm

Hi @Dr. Johnny Wilhelm,

Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy tour time here!

I love your prelude! Very expressive! For the invention, the sound is great too. I just wonder why it's called an invention, since I am familiar with the Bachian one with subjects to be imitated.

For the canon since there is no score, I cannot check out the notes but find it quite nice!

Henry

Hi @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu,

thank you for your kind reply.

I called the piece an invention for the musescore community, to make clear that it's written in the polyphonic style.

It says on german Wikipedia, that the term invention can also be given as a substitute to a piece, where the 'name genre' is missing.

But you're right, I would give it another name if I'd know what dance this piece could apply to...

Welcome to the community!  I like these very much!  The first piece and the third of the Vier vierstimmige Kanons in particular.  Is piano your primary focus?  

I'm really impressed by your grasp of counterpoint, especially for someone knew to composing. Good job.

Thanks to both of you!

On 1/8/2023 at 9:43 PM, pateceramics said:

 Is piano your primary focus?  

 

Yes, for the moment it's the only instrument I play, so most of my pieces are according to that.

I plan on releasing a passacaglia this weekend after fixing my old yamaha, which will be a bit longer than those pieces above.

On 1/9/2023 at 2:52 PM, ComposaBoi said:

especially for someone knew to composing.

 

Not really new. I started somewhat four years ago, although it was always rarely.

You seem like a really cool person!

I actually enjoy the parallel fifths in it, since it's really cool! Nice playing as well, and I like how cool the flow of the piece is.

Just wanna ask why it's called a passacaglia though. To my knowledge a passacaglia is a slow triple meter dance with an underlying unchanging ground bass theme, like that of Bach's passacaglia and the finale of Brahms' 4th Symphony. I see it more as a Chachonne though since it's more a harmonic scheme than a melodic one, even though Chachonne is a triple meter one.

But apart from the naming issue I really enjoy your piece! Thanks for sharing!

Henry

1 hour ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

You seem like a really cool person!

I actually enjoy the parallel fifths in it, since it's really cool! Nice playing as well, and I like how cool the flow of the piece is.

Just wanna ask why it's called a passacaglia though. To my knowledge a passacaglia is a slow triple meter dance with an underlying unchanging ground bass theme, like that of Bach's passacaglia and the finale of Brahms' 4th Symphony. I see it more as a Chachonne though since it's more a harmonic scheme than a melodic one, even though Chachonne is a triple meter one.

But apart from the naming issue I really enjoy your piece! Thanks for sharing!

Henry

 

Your Feedback is really helpful, I changed the title of the D minor piece for now to 'D minor prelude', so thanks for that.

I had many problems with this newest upload and didn‘t know, weather I should publish it in this quality, since the resolution and so on are really poor.

In the end these variations, which I've written some of in ¾ and 4/4 were good composition exercises.

I've read somewhere, that there isn't a clear distinction between Passacaglias and Chaconnes but Chaconnes were supposedly more often in a major key.

So since the Passacaglia by Halvorsen has also a 4/4 time signature, I just let the title for what it is...

Greetings,

Wilhelm

1 hour ago, Dr. Johnny Wilhelm said:

had many problems with this newest upload and didn‘t know, weather I should publish it in this quality, since the resolution and so on are really poor.

I really don't pay attention to the resolution at all, since your playing is beautiful. You make a correct decision to publish it!

1 hour ago, Dr. Johnny Wilhelm said:

I've read somewhere, that there isn't a clear distinction between Passacaglias and Chaconnes but Chaconnes were supposedly more often in a major key.

So since the Passacaglia by Halvorsen has also a 4/4 time signature, I just let the title for what it is...

At least in an earlier period it's quite strict. Both Passacaglia and Chaconne are slow triple dances in minor keys. Passacaglia has an underlying ground bass theme, while a Chaconne is more like a recurring harmonic progression, like the Chaconne in Bach's D minor Vioilin Partita. But the distinction is less strict later on and even the feature is not strictly followed, so I guess the title is good with your intention!

Do you use Baroque tuning for the piece? I see you are playing in A minor but hear more like G sharp minor.

Thanks for your clarification!

Btw the Halvorsen Passacaglia is really beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Henry

32 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

You make a correct decision to publish it!

I plan to record it a second time anyway, when the fugue is done. Unfortunately I can't finish one yet, that's why this piece ends, when the third lower voice comes in.

36 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Do you use Baroque tuning for the piece? I see you are playing in A minor but hear more like G sharp minor.

Yeah, I've tuned my piano to 415Hz

This is another older piece of mine, which I decided to upload, since it can only be played using two keyboard instruments.