Ballade #7 in C Sharp Minor

Here is another romantic free form work of mine. I finished this piece in a 7 month time span, but I would go weeks sometimes without working on this composition. I pulled my hair trying to conclude this piece, but finally, I finished it!

I will provide the score sometime later, but I need to produce it first. It will take some time. In the meantime, enjoy!

Ballade #7 in C Sharp Minor

Wow this is beautiful!

I loved the middle section, and I think the self inflicted hair loss was definately worth that superb ending!

If i may say one thing, There was a point about a third of the way through the piece that began to get slightly repetetive, but thats just a personal opinion.

Beautiful!

Another piano masterwork from you, Mike. Lovely.

The influence of Chopin on your work continues, yet with each piece of yours I hear there is more of your individual voice coming to the fore, and your harmonic language is becoming increasingly adventurous. I like the way you develop your straightforward thematic material throughout the piece, and I like the way you gradually unwind the subtle tension with the repeated phrases at the end - that section feels almost minimalist to me, in the best sense.

All this and beautifully performed as well. My compliments!

It will be interesting to see all of these collected into one volume.
There will definately be an evolution clearly evident from one to the next.

As I've listened to them, I've heard hints of Ravel and Fauré in a few, and now in this one, there are moments of Scryabin.

It's nice to see that we're slowly bringing you into the 20th century

This is a very lovely piece.

This is exactly how piano music should be. It sounds like it wasn't so much composed as poured straight onto the keyboard. The lack of sudden changes in texture or tempo means that a sense of evolution dominates the work - it's never self-referencing or metanarrating. For this reason, I'm tempted to say it sounds more like an emotion, landscape or painting than a piece of music.

Originally Posted by JLeeGraham

Another piano masterwork from you, Mike...

Mike is chopin? He can't be

Sorry for any confusion. Michael happens to be Chopin's (the Administrator, that is) given name as well. Didn't mean Mike, the other Administrator.

Originally Posted by JLeeGraham

Sorry for any confusion. Michael happens to be Chopin's (the Administrator, that is) given name as well. Didn't mean Mike, the other Administrator.

Oh, that's ok, I didn't know

Ah that's a lovely piece. Nice melodies and harmonies, especially nice use of chromaticism, and just the right length. Your themes are well developed and the piece manages never to get boring. I have nothing negative to say.

Looking forward to #8

Thank you all for the compliments. Unfortunately I haven't composed a single note since I last posted this piece, I am not sure why. I need to get back into the swing of things. But during this time, I copyrighted this piece for those of you who may be curious to learn it.

Ballade #7 in C Minor PDF