February 3, 201016 yr The title comes from its mode (Aeolian) and also from the name of the Aeolian Islands (Eolie in Italian), a group of beautiful small islands where Aeolus, god of wind, supposedly lived. An experiment to compose something with a supposedly minimalist flavor. I hear not much minimalist music so I don't even know if the term is appropriate. And oh, the score quality is low - for example I know the viola piece should be in contralto clef... It's just that I am not confident with that key. The repeated notes sometimes are notated, sometimes not. But should be sufficiently readable. If someone will ever wish to play it, no problem in improving the score quality. Eolie
February 4, 201016 yr I really like the piece as a whole. When I saw the transition coming up at 34, I was really worried that the piece was going to come to an unwelcomed sudden halt. However, the rhythmic counterpoint kept the piece moving and the piece had a good vibe of ebb and flow and didn't loose too much momentum. I think a live performance would be great. The piece isn't completed yet, is it? I would love to hear more.
February 4, 201016 yr Author Thanks benxiwf! I am surprised you ask for more, it was afraid it could be boring even now. I'll think about it. I would like a lot to know how it sounds with live instruments... But I'm just an amateur and have no contact with performers, it's unlikely.
February 5, 201016 yr Well start compiling your works, put together a site. Market yourself if you want to be performed! But also, I don't need it to be longer, but unless you change something, I do. The ending could be more dramatic imo.
February 5, 201016 yr Calle, Welcome to YC and Thanks for sharing your work with us. I really like this piece. The momentum and the moto perpetuo is very reminiscent of Vivaldi - a big PLUS to me. I agree with what Ben said, the ending is to abrupt and feels like it could use perhaps another section to it. Your call though... I really like it!
February 8, 201016 yr This is just fantastic, calle! Brilliant use of minimalism to create a feeling of a breeze on the tropic islands, and the tremelos add the needed variety to the piece to keep it from getting stale. This is very responsibly handled! Thanks for sharing! :D I'm going to add this to my favorites, and give it a 10/10 (because I don't think the midi does it justice: a live play back would show what the piece could really be)
May 25, 201015 yr Nice piece, very melodic, nice orchestration. Please don't take this the wrong way, but this is not minimalism. This is more like music for film then minimalism. Minimalism would take what you have made here and turn it into a 3 hour piece. Look at Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Louis Andreissen, Arvo Part, and La Monte Young for some good examples of what minimalism is. But I really did like it.
May 25, 201015 yr Author Please don't take this the wrong way, but this is not minimalism. This is more like music for film then minimalism. Minimalism would take what you have made here and turn it into a 3 hour piece. Look at Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Louis Andreissen, Arvo Part, and La Monte Young for some good examples of what minimalism is. But I really did like it. I was aware that "minimalism" was inappropriate... but I am happy you enjoyed it.
May 25, 201015 yr Author Calle, Welcome to YC and Thanks for sharing your work with us. I really like this piece. The momentum and the moto perpetuo is very reminiscent of Vivaldi - a big PLUS to me. I agree with what Ben said, the ending is to abrupt and feels like it could use perhaps another section to it. Your call though... I really like it! The idea was to have an ending not too obvious, but apparently this is too unbalanced on the other side. I'll think about it, although in my mind it was more dramatic than in the rendering (probably also because there isn't the crescendo in the last long note, it's written but not performed. At the time of writing I was also thinking about an unison glissando but this is even more difficult to render, I understood. Hm.)
May 25, 201015 yr I like this, simple minimalist feel and pretty epic. I agree with Davey, this is a bit more like film music then actual minimalism. I could easily picture a fly-over of a tropical island set to this music. :santa:
May 25, 201015 yr not bad! But i dont understand, if you write something like V, why do you write Bflat? Why don't you write normal B? Anyway maybe you thought of Philip Glass. Its something like that. If you like to write to string quartets, you should try my competition! http://forum.youngcomposers.com/t25466/modern-string-quartet-competition/ good luck
May 26, 201015 yr Author ... You mean, why no sensible of C minor? It's the Aeolian mode I chose, the minor natural scale, which lacks the dominant chord. But maybe I don't understand the question.
