Alex Weidmann Posted Tuesday at 05:47 PM Posted Tuesday at 05:47 PM (edited) Happy Holidays to all! Here's a 3 movement piece I've posted here before in orchestral/choral form; but I've recently adapted it for a solo harpsichord concert next year. Not very experienced with harpsichord music: so I hope it makes sense! The instrument will have two manuals, and a bunch of different stops and couplers (lute stop, etc...). Haven't decided which stops to use yet; but most of it will be on the standard 8', perhaps with some variation to make a contrast between thematic sections. The trills don't sound very nice in MuseScore's standard harpsichord. They're executed too fast, and without any subtleties of tempo variation within the trill. I wondered if there are any hidden settings that would improve them? Edited Tuesday at 07:38 PM by Alex Weidmann MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu The Sun Dappled Forest (for solo harpsichord) - Prelude #2 The Sun Dappled Forest (for solo harpsichord) - Fugue #3 The Sun Dappled Forest (for solo harpsichord) - Chaconne and Fantasia #8 > next PDF The Sun Dappled Forest (for solo harpsichord) - Prelude #2The Sun Dappled Forest (for solo harpsichord) - Fugue #3The Sun Dappled Forest (for solo harpsichord) - Chaconne and Fantasia #8 Quote
Luis Hernández Posted Tuesday at 06:27 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:27 PM An interesting work. I don't know if you mean it's going to be a concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, or as is. I liked it very much, especially the middle movement. The end of the Prelude I find a bit out of style because those big, fireworks-like arpeggios are more of late romanticism than the style that comes out here. In the Chaconne there are some chords that sound a bit harsh, as in measure 11 and following. They sound more like clusters than chords with a baroque feel. For although the work is chromatic in some parts, it is still tonal and very classical. Thanks for posting. 1 Quote
Alex Weidmann Posted Tuesday at 07:20 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 07:20 PM 44 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said: I don't know if you mean it's going to be a concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, or as is. Many thanks for listening! It's going to be performed on a harpsichord in London's Handel House (where Handel lived for much of his life). My original version had a harpsichord (and piano) with a large orchestra and choir; but that will probably never be performed! I did try to work in a few modernist features just to mix it up a bit. I was aiming for some sort of modern and baroque fusion type thing. If they're too jarring, I could always get rid of them, and go for a more purist baroque style. Quote
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted Wednesday at 02:30 AM Posted Wednesday at 02:30 AM Hey @Alex Weidmann, I think the Prelude is rather like a guitar piece haha, I don't know why. For the Fugue, I just don't get why it's a fugue 😛. I don't find the subject! For the Chaconne I like that you are increasing the intensity by having shorter note values in later passages just like a Baroque one. That's my fav. of the 3 movements. Thx for sharing! Henry 1 Quote
Alex Weidmann Posted Wednesday at 02:13 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 02:13 PM 11 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said: For the Fugue, I just don't get why it's a fugue Thanks for listening Henry! It's not really a fugue, that's why I wrote "A Fugue (of sorts)". Just wasn't sure what else to call it? It has some features of a fugue, in that more voices are added towards the end; but it doesn't follow the strict fugue form in any way. Quote
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