Together, Yet Alone

Alexander,

Wow, I really like this installment better than the first. I think this has a much greater sense of completion. Perhaps, and this is a good suggestion, I think, what you could do is create a sort of suite out of these works? Very nice work here. In regards to being playable on the harp, I would consult a harpist to see if they can play this. I would assume they'd be able to - especially considering this isn't THAT chromatic at all. Thanks for sharing!

Jason Allen Ogden Woodruff

YES! This is just what this needed! I too like this more than mvt. 1, but together this will be perfect. This added just the amount more of "stuff" I love your dissonances! Why can't I write piano music like you?

Other than that, no this is not playable on the harp... the harmony changes are too sudden, and there are to many B b B nat cases. If you want it for harp, I can transcribe it for you.

I must admit, Alexander, that your works for piano are my absolute favorites. I love the way you work your Ideas, they are always so simple yet so effective. I hope to hear more soon.

Thank you all for your comments!

Jason: That's a good idea, but I think I prefer to keep the pieces as a duology, mainly because of the concept which I can't see how I could explore it further.

Heckelphone: Well, you could always imitate things you see in my compositions and discover what fits your style and what doesn't. I thank you for your proposal of transcribing the piece for the harp, but I think it would be a good exercise if I tried this on my own. I have already written some pieces for the harp, so I have a basic knowledge of how to compose for the instrument.

Morgri: Thank you! It's true that sometimes less is more...

Interesting ... the way you have things phrased in the right hand with your slurs, it gives the feeling of wanting to say something, but cutting yourself off midway, in a sort of awkward stutter. It's that subtle one-two-three-FOUR-one-two-three-FOUR grouping that causes that feeling, the quick end of the phrase dying out into the next ... I wonder if I'm explaining myself well?

It seems a really appropriate interpretation, given your subject material here. I almost wish the title wasn't so ... blatant about it, giving it all away. Mystery can be a great part of music, after all ^_^

I like your harmonic pallet -- the touches of the despairing, almost kind of damning, in a way, deep bass notes, for instance. But the way you have it written seems a little weird to me, at certain parts. At measure 5, since everything is there in the bass clef, the way it's written there sits just fine, but at measure 7 where it goes way up to treble clef in the left hand ... you could do on of two things here. Either make the notes after the way-deep bass C note a second voice in the upper stave with the stems pointing down (showing that the R.H. should play those notes -- it would look more natural in a performance such as this if the R.H. played that part rather than the left hand rushing over really quick in this slow performance), or you could put a "R.H." command on the lower stave after the deep C bass note. Keep in mind that the way you have it currently notated isn't wrong -- I just think it could look a bit better for a performer. The same thing at measure 11 -- after that deep bass C note, the middle E could be delegated as either a second voice in the upper stave, or with a R.H. command over it.

I'm nit-picking the score, since the music is just fine A really thoughtful, sparse, and simple piece, with more beneath the surface... That's what I think.

Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed this -- gave it several listens

Wow I am speechless... I defiantly gives this feeling that I am alone. And the tone to it and the melody you have given it is so twisted and very interesting yet still very memorable! I also gave it a few listens

Hello! Thank you both for listening and I am really sorry for my late reply!

SergeofArniVillage, I notated the score the way I was comfortable playing it, but of course this varies from one performer to another. Regarding the title, I like being too specific whenever I compose a piece having something particular in mind.