Meditation, for Harpsichord

This is cool...reminds me a wee bit of Keith Jarrett's Book of Ways harpsichord improvisations. You should check those out! Anyway I like the piece. Has some weird chord changes in it you probably wouldn't find in Baroque (kinda like the Jarrett pieces ...which is why you need to hear him lol).

thank you!

but do you think that the chords dont make sense or are simply unexpected?

Now I have to say that I'm not a big fan of harpsichord music and it's quite strange when it's playing modern, contemporary, atonal music! Liked your use of chromaticism and the rising semitones at around Bar 30. I felt the tempo was a bit draggy, maybe you could speed it up slightly otherwise the meditation could turn into more of a deep sleep!! Interesting use of instrumentation though.

It seems to me that any notes a composer choose "make sense" for that composer.

If this seems a contradiction to my remarks about atonality in the free for all---let me clarify. "Strict atonality is the conscious avoidance of all natural musical elements"

But if a composer intuitively chooses the notes he thinks best, then absolutely every note makes sense, no matter how dissonant, no matter how consonant, no matter how baroque, no matter how modern.

Definitely check out Jarrett's ohh wait...they're clavichord improvisations that Jarrett did not harpsichord. My bad. Anyway...improvisation is not "random" as so many people believe. Listen to these, you'll be in for a surprise.

OH....and unexpected things are awesome.

It seems to me that any notes a composer choose "make sense" for that composer.

ok, i asked that because in my case NOT every note is consciously choosen many times they are definitely random for real lack of a better idea and i keep open to any suggestion for bettering.. thank you for the hint about Jarrett and for the comment!

Now I have to say that I'm not a big fan of harpsichord music and it's quite strange when it's playing modern, contemporary, atonal music! Liked your use of chromaticism and the rising semitones at around Bar 30. I felt the tempo was a bit draggy, maybe you could speed it up slightly otherwise the meditation could turn into more of a deep sleep!! Interesting use of instrumentation though.

thank you! yes, the time can be as u said, but here it is intentional. experts say that the very secret of a good meditation is do NOT fall into sleep and keep tuned to the choosen line of thought till its end! maybe this can be an excercise for someone

You bring up an interesting question about randomness vs. conscious choice, I think I shall post it in the composer's headquarters.