La Dernière Danse des Roses

This is a Romantic-era styled piano piece with a bit of Bądarzewska-Baranowska's "The Maiden's Prayer," a hint of Paul de Senneville's "Mariage d'Amour," and a dash of Chopin for good measure.  This dance depicts two roses, personified as lovers, making a final dance (the title is French for "The Last Dance of the Roses") before departing forever. However, the rose couple finds a last tear of joy as they depart, as if ultimately content to spend their long years together, hence the happy ending.

Hello @Frank Normandy

I like the ideas for the thematic material with the hemiolas and dotted rhythms, but I think the ostinato figurations that you are using are are just not to the same level as the rest of the piece, the same ostinato over and over again gets monotonous and deprives the piece from contrast. I think you should try more complex figuations with a wider variety of pitches spanning more octaves, with different directions, different rhythms (you could try triplets, as you already have them introduced in your melody, and combine them with the normal quavers) more or even including non chord tones. On top of that, the main purpose of adding spread out accompaniments in the lower register is usually to maintain the bass note with the pedal, I think, this piece should have pedal.

Could you share the score for more detailed feedback on the harmony and motifs?

Thanks for sharing

Manuel