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This piece I have for you is... incomplete. So, I will apreciate every kind of comment about this.

I want, most of all, some ideas about th name of this composition. I don't know how to name it. I've got a feeling when I composed it, but it's difficult to identify that feeling. I'm all ears...

When naming your compositions it is always best to name it what it most closely resembles in terms of structure. You're going to have to determine exactly what that is on your own, but I'd suggest going with some sort of Dance or Invention name since it seems to be in quick time. (I'm not sure what meter you intended. What I see when in Finale is Common, but my ear really wants to listen to it in 3.)

The most striking difficulty I have with understanding this piece is the busy accompaniment. To me it sounds like rambling subdivisions placed merely in accordance with the chord structure, clearly defined with your block chords. To others, it may seem reminiscent of Bach's hardcore left hand work in his Sinfonias and Partitas. I'm not too fond of that sort of polyphony, but to each his own.

Following this nice gliss, I hear about thirty seconds of seemingly similar rhythmic motives, that don't really seem to go anywhere. The cadential phrase endings aren't strong enough, and I don't get a clear sense of structure or phrasing anywhere, since they seem to vary.

Perhaps you could develop more. I'm well aware Bach dove right in to the meat with some of his Preludes, but I can't really enjoy this random staccato transition to another busy phrase.

Now, I really like how you aren't afraid to bring out the sound of the piano. This is evident in your variety of both runs and chords within the piece, but the problem with this is that you don't mesh them correctly. You need to explore more integration, with chords and nonharmonic tones suspended between cadential figures.

(Because you say this is incomplete, I take that to mean you are unfinished. I will suggest some edits you can do to finish it.)

An example of this would be to revise the ending. After the small cadenza passage 10 or so seconds before the end, use the standard I - V7 - I cadence to end the piece. One measure each, and clearly define it with block chords in the left hand. Check the ending.MUS attachment to see what I mean.

Other things people do to extend a piece while still keeping the audience attention factor (very important, unless you're John Cage) is to modulate. Don't be obvious about it, but slowly merge into a minor or c minor. Both are awesome complements to the Tonic, being Relative and Parallel, and it is easy to merge into a minor.

I have more suggestions, but I feel that this advice should suffice for now. Revise, edit, and rewrite, then repost and I want to see what you do with it.

ending.MUS

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