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Hello CyberPianist, I could not resist writing something about your piece. Foremost, I was very impressed by the wonderful chords you are using in your marche funèbre! There is a great potential for the things you are doing, and your talent is obvious to me. Admirable! But I have some critical remarks and suggestions as well (Please note that these are strictly my personal viewpoints), I was puzzled by the high speed beginning and the end of the prelude. What did you want to say with this? Personally, I would not be inclined to combine such fast sections with a marche funèbre (which is the core of your piece). After all, a marche funèbre is something about mourning, a deep feeling of loss and a remembrance. About the marche funèbre itself: The r.h. chords together with the l.h. bass octaves/chords are wonderful harmonies. The tempo and the rhythm is excellent and some of the short term harmonic progressions are excellent, good or OK. But when I listened again and again to the march, I got a feeling that there was somehow a lack of coherence. I actually think that the problem is a lack of a coherent melody. When I say melody, I do not only mean a single voice line, but also a melodic-harmonic chord progression. As an example, I am thinking of the marche funèbre of Beethoven (in sonata nr. 12). It has a very simple melody but the harmonic chord progression is the salient feature for the drama of this march (the same is true for Chopin´s march funèbre). Another thing I did not understand. Why did you simplify bar 44 and 45 by skipping the chords? Was the meaning of this to create a transition to the fast ending? Musically, for me it did not really make much sense. BUT! You have the right tools in your march. With another harmonic/melodic progression structure of your chords, I believe that you could actually create a masterpiece!

Hello,, Here is a piece, which I wrote several years ago. I think that I posted it before (without score). I have now revised the piece and also include the score. I have added a simlified version of bar 25-26 for the r.h. My piano abilities are only moderate, and I am not able to play the original (better) version. This is something for the accomplished pianist. I am interested to learn what you think about it.

Count me in as a participant, hoping that I will be able to finish my piece within the next 16 days!

Hello Camfrtt Thanks again for your comments and your compliments. The ending of the piece? Well- I just felt that a simple ending was adequate. Fine (and fun for me) if anyone has a different view on this.

This has been a joy to listen to. Thank you very much and well done also for your great performance.

I believe you know my opinion about your pieces by now. Very good job once again. Love how you can make short pieces sound intimate and amusing, while not being obvious. Best wishes, Jean.

Beautiful prelude, almost like a "musical murmur". The quasi left hand ostinatos with pedal make it.

Well, once again I have no actual feedback. Your pieces are so well written that I just admire them. All I can say is congratulations. So, congratulations!