Melancolía

I wanted to share this very simple thing I wrote thinking about things from the past and etc....

The basis was: a very singable melody, and a fixed progression: I - IV - (ii - V)/iv - iv - (ii - V)/ii - ii - (ii - V)/V - Vsus - V - I

For oboe (English horn) + electric piano (mark).

The one in the picture is one of my deceased dogs.... He was very big and precious, protector of babies, children, puppies and cats.
But he did everything in a big way.

I know how you feel because I was once in the same position when I lost my dog. Through music we can revive emotions. Sometimes pleasant and sometimes unpleasant. It would certainly be very difficult for you to write this music, but I think you managed it in the best way. Nice emotional work.

Hey Luis @Luis Hernández,

The music is simple, touching and slightly melancholic, and I enjoy this. I think English horn will be better at capturing the low register like the low B of the oboe. Thx for sharing!

Henry

@Henry Ng Tsz Kiu  Although not indicated, the intention is for it to be an English horn, rather than an oboe, because of the tessitura and timbre.
But it is true that the French horn has one of the "roundest" and richest timbres and I will try how it sounds.

I enjoyed the opening theme ... it reminded me of an Italian Opera - I could picture the singer and words crying out his emotion.  I didn't however find the transition to the mid section (hard to read the measure numbers) to work with the opening mood.  I found the harmony neither contrasting or adding to the opening and a bit out of sync.

Mark

52 minutes ago, MJFOBOE said:

I enjoyed the opening theme ... it reminded me of an Italian Opera - I could picture the singer and words crying out his emotion.  I didn't however find the transition to the mid section (hard to read the measure numbers) to work with the opening mood.  I found the harmony neither contrasting or adding to the opening and a bit out of sync.

Mark

 

Of course, there is no transition. This is AAA shaped.

I'm sorry, if I misread/understood the work's organization.  I just wanted to express my feeling that for me - I got a bit lost at that point in the piece. 

Mark