Potato Chip Waltz

It's been quite a while since I posted anything on here, but then again I haven't written much other than many failed attempts at writing songs. Recently I decided to just shed the lyrics and concentrate on the music, so here goes...

Hi @barko!

A quite unique little waltz that seems like it does nothing cliche.  I've listened to it a few times now and it's very individual and interesting!  It definitely has a specific tonality, but since it either doesn't start or end on the tonic chord it's hard to determine just from listening what it might be (which I think is a good thing and generates much harmonic and melodic interest!)  I also love the unusual combination of instruments that gives this quite a wacky flavor.  Tuba +Organ + Saxophone + Pitched Percussion works really well.  Thanks for sharing!

Peter

Thank you for your thoughtful and complimentary review. Just to clarify, the intended harmonic structure (of the A section or main theme) is mostly a quick journey through the cycle of 5ths (loosely speaking): Em7 - A7 - Dm7 - G7 - Cm - Em7/B - Ab13 - A7 - Dm7 - G7 - C  with a few random or nearly random dissonances thrown in. To me it clearly ends on the tonic (ignoring the random dissonances thrown in for laughs) though it's true it starts on 3m. Thanks again.

I've added the score.