December 29, 200520 yr JUST finished this one. Pulling an all nighter! I hope you like this one. Its a lot more lyrical than the previous two. I'll also try and post a recording of me playing it soon. I probably should learn it first though!!! :P
December 29, 200520 yr Nice. Deep piano tone that I love! short and not too complicated! Two small suggestions, though. (I'm horrible at this) - Measure 50 sounds like it's coming from nowhere. A small lead-in to the notes would fit it. (And why make it a 12tuplet or whatever? Plain 16th notes would be fine :P) - I think the last measure shouldn't be there. It ends simply on a low note and then all of the sudden: final chord. A low note finish would make a good final impression to the listner. I'll attatch the kind of thing I'm talking about. (I use Finale '06, so I put an image and an mp3)
December 29, 200520 yr Author Thanks for your nice words! The tuplet thing - there was no logical way to notate what I wanted, so I put the tuplet thing to maybe give the reader a hint of what I wanted. What was supposed to be there was a polyrhythm of sorts, but obviously that didn't work out... I took the tuplet off though. Measure 50 - I wanted this to "come out of nowhere". I wanted to make it seem like the piece would continue, yet then slowly ritardando into the ending. Last Measure - I see what you mean. I added an extra measure with a low D after the chord. Thanks again for commenting! Evan Duffy
December 29, 200520 yr The first time I saw the tuplet, I kind of understood, I was just saying that If I was trying to sight-read this, I'd hit the keys in a fit of rage when I got there. Now that you put it that way though, I think you should keep it. It would be just as difficult if I was sight-reading it without it (I'm not too good at that). Measure 50 would sound nice coming from nowhere with a ritard at the end, I like that.
December 30, 200520 yr Author Thanks so much! I am planning on writing 24, just as a lot of great composers did. I am starting with C minor, working my way around the circle of fifths in minor keys, then the majors. They don't take very long to write, so I'll post more soon. Thanks for your nice comments :unsure: Evan Duffy
December 30, 200520 yr Very lyrical, while being a good sightread (little accidentals, little or no wide leaps/hand "jumping"). I liked the imagery of your prelude. I imaged some sort of cloudy night scene with the last measure whispering before it stowed away into the night. You have the ability to create powerful imagery. Very nice. I'm also considering practicing the piece.
December 30, 200520 yr Author Wow, thanks! I see what you mean about the cloudy sky on a quiet night. Thats kinda what I see too. I dunno what the major section is though... Good thought about the clouds whisping away at the end. I think its really neat how some people think of music as more imagery than sound. I know a few people like that. Once again, thank you for your nice words, and I am so happy that you want to learn it. I think it will be nice to see how you interpret it. Evan Duffy
