The Dance

I made a lot of mistakes in the recording. Hopefully your ears are bad enough that you won't hear them.

The Dance

I liked a lot of this work, though I feel it needs some contrast in it, either some different tonal changes/feints here and there, or (preferably) a few rhythmic breaks-perhaps a measure or two where the beat just turns into a triplet run? All in all decent work, though I can definitely hear where it needs improvement.

The nod to Anton Dvorak's Humoresque a little more than halfway into the piece was very amusing :) I thought this was a nice little piece, and it reminded me of an old-timey, kind of sordid party, like a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" kind of party :lol:

I think you may want to listen to the above comments though: a flowing section, or some other type of feel that would complement the harsh rhythm of the piece, would add to the overall effect of the piece, I think.

Thanks for sharing, this was very nice :happy:

I'm tired of contrasting sections, so I'm happy you had none. Besides, there was enough variation to keep this from being boring, at least for me. Besides, the extreme constant-ness of it makes it a sort of post-minimal affair, which is more interesting than more typical jig in this style. I think it might actually be better if you emphasised the mechanical sound a bit more, maybe with a few excess repeats.

The notation is pretty bad. When you have the staccato note followed by the rest, you're probably thinking of Staccatissimo. It would be easier to read, if it were just notated 12/8, for me at least. I suppose this is a valid and common notation, but it gives a lot of extra symbols on the page, which aren't necessary. And it's a little confusing when you have the quarter notes with two different values next to each other (one equaling three eights and the other two). You also have no dynamic markings (except for sforzando...), when you clearly are playing specific dynamics for various sections. It's fine if you want to leave that open to interpretation though.

I can just see Charlie Chaplin doing some ridiculous things to this piece. Very nicely composed.

Thanks for the reviews, everbody. I think I actually agree that this piece needs to be less monotonous. Although I really don't want to change anything because I composed this quite some time ago and changing anything feels wrong. I mean, if I had finished this piece a week ago I would have no problem changing it. Do you think I could get away with the lack of contrast if I made this piece the last piece in a piano suite? Then it would be the loud, rhythmic finale which doesn't need any contrast because the previous pieces would do that. I think I remember what a staccatissimo is. I will change that.

Oh and one more thing. I would be glad to record for anybody if you want me to. The recording quality isn't that good and I probably will make mistakes but if you prefer me over your sibelius or finale, then go ahead.

I really enjoyed this piece. It never became monotonous or boring to me as other reviewers have said. I don't think you really need a contrasting section since you have enough variation throughout the piece with regards to rhythm and melody and especially textures and colors to keep the listener interested. I like the style of the piece as it struck me as not taking it self very seriously yet still well written enough to be taken seriously by the listener. Great job!

You quoted Humoresque in the middle there did ya? Heheheh