Quinn St. Mark

Cheers, @Thatguy v2.0! I'll keep that in mind.

G'day @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu, Thanks for your comment! Wow, you got me. I will admit I was influenced in large part by this very piece, hahaha.

These are great observations, @pateceramics!

I find myself agreeing with composer and former Polish prime minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski when he said "after Chopin, [Moritz] Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano, and his writing embraces the whole gamut of piano technique."

G'day @Cafebabe, it seems like the video is unavailable. Is there anywhere else where we could potentially find it? Cheers.

That was nice, @semotivo! I especially like your unusual choice of time signatures. If I had to give you one piece of constructive criticism, it would be that (since you say that the piece "mimics crying and recovering from it") I personally didn't really get the impression that there was much development in the piece to attest to that. Otherwise, you really have a lot of potential with this one, and your choices of inspirations are great ones to work off given the intended mood you wish to evoke. Either way, I'll be interested to see where you end up!

Wow, this is a really solid work, @Fermata! It sounds pretty complete to me; maybe it could benefit from the addition of some dynamics?

G'day fellas, The Étude in D Major is of my latest compositions I've been working on. After renaming it a couple of times, I concluded that the rhythm and flow of the piece reminded me of a kite soaring up and tossing and turning through the air. I've written more of this piece, but the main theme is what I want to enquire about today. The way in which I apply the dynamics is very simple: the music gets quieter as the right hand ascends, and louder as it descends. In theory, I thought that this decision imitates a kite drifting further away from its owner. As I put the dynamics in and listened to the MIDI playback however, I wasn't so impressed. What do you fellas think? Cheers! Étude in D – %22The Kite”.mid

It's definitely under-appreciated, given the reputation of his first!

I agree with you completely, @murphybridget!

Thanks for this, @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu! Interesting video! Actually, I was doing that initially until I noticed that both the Saltarellos in Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony and Saint Saëns' Piano Concerto 2 are in common and cut time respectively. I guess they don't represent a hard and fast rule though, so maybe! Thanks for the heads up. I'm not much of pianist myself at all, so it's useful to hear from others what's actually possible to play. Cheers!

G'day @Thatguy v2.0, I take it you are referring to Pieczonka's? That's a very interesting observation! I'll see what I can pull off 🙂 Thanks heaps!

G'day fellas, My Saltarello in C minor is easily my most ambitious piece, and the one I've been dedicating most of my time to over the past month. After a couple of weeks of chipping away, I feel like I've run low on where to take it next. I have written several more bars here and there beyond this point (and I'll be sure to include them in updated versions of this composition), but I thought I would first show you how far it goes before the first hiatus. By the way, does this sound more like a saltarello, a tarantella, or neither? Cheers, Quinn Saltarello in C minor.mid

G'day @panta rei, As I was listening to this piece, I was going to suggest that maybe it was a bit predictable, but you blew my expectations completely out of the water with its variation of intensity and mood and progressive tonality. Serves me right for judging too soon! A very solid effort 🙂

Cheers, @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu! That means a lot. I suppose ever since the Etude in G minor tempo variation has always been one of the things at the front of my mind! I admit I've never heard of that piece by Bohm that you mentioned before, and after listening to it, I see this piece potentially following a similar pattern. Thanks again! Quinn