March 21, 201115 yr Hallo, I wrote 10 small lyric pieces. Every reply is welcome and, becouse im not a pianist, i'll appriciate every technical observation too :) Lyric Pieces if u want to download: https://sites.google.com/site/alessandrogozzomp3/10-pezzi-lirici bye, ale
March 22, 201115 yr Nice set of pieces. A short remark on nr3. I love the 9/8 and 13/9 section. nice irregular rhythms. The 16th and dotted 8th halfway (please add measure numbers next time ) felt out of place. The harmony of nr 3 sounded a tad too cliche for me, like bad popular music... I loved the bitonal harmonies of nr1, and the harmony of nr 4 was really cool and exciting. My fav so far!
March 22, 201115 yr Author thx for your comment .... and sorry for the bar numeration, i forgot it. you're not the first who told me that bad feeling in the n.3, so probably u're right :veryunsure: bye bye
March 25, 201115 yr Hello! I liked the polytonality in 1 very much, it was destabilizing without being too dissonant or clashy. Number 2 was very relaxing, if short. I was expecting a sudden modulation to an unrelated key (I see those often in these kinds of musical works :happy:), but it was fine where it was. I think the ''pop'' feeling that we get in Number 3 is mostyl due the use of ''power chords'' (5th + octave) in arpeggios in the left hand. That kind of rhythm tends to give the music a very pop-piano sound. In number 4, the section that had the left hand arpeggiating in 16th notes sounded a bit like a short film soundtrack (it definitely reminds me of the minimalistic soundtracks that only use a piano). Otherwise, I felt that the chords were interesting, but they lacked direction and phrasing (where were you going with them?) A waltz! Number 5 was interesting as well, if a bit slow-moving. The variation in harmony was very appreciated. I found Number 7 a bit long - I wasn't very moved by the lydian-mode motif that recurs every now and then. Maybe becuase I'm used to hearing it in film music :happy: Number 7 felt a bit like number 4 to me - a lot of block chords, wihtout much movement. I liked it better though, probably because of the recurring theme. I liked number 8, but the i - IV succession (c - F) reminded me a lot of some film scores. The odd chord successions in number 9 made the piece very mysterious. The tiny apoggiaturas gave it a jazz-like sound as well. An intersting mix! The left-hand rhythm in number 10 is very similar to some of your other pieces, which have, in some parts, the same kind of rhythmic concept (bass-chord-bass-chord). This prevents the piece, in my opinion, from being a ''big finish'' - I think the end was a bit rushed as well. All in all, I think there are some very good moments, and nothing bad at all. I hear a lot of modes and rhythms reminiscent of pop and film music - if that was your intention, then well done - it all depends on what sound you wanted to produce. The elements that bother me are mostly those of similarity between the pieces. The recurring arpeggios and accompaniement rhythms (in the left hand) unite the pieces, but prevent them from being different enough, in my opinion, to have each piece be great on its own. There was nothing unpleasant, though - I can see you put a good bit of time and work into your work! :santa: Hugo
March 26, 201115 yr Author hi Hugo & tx for your careful review ! i only had some nice melodies and tried to develop them in an easy-listening, but not stupid (i hope...), way. The elements that bother me are mostly those of similarity between the pieces. The recurring arpeggios and accompaniement rhythms (in the left hand) unite the pieces, but prevent them from being different enough, in my opinion, to have each piece be great on its own. this is a bad fault (and it hurts ahah), but thx for showing me, i'll keep this in mind next time !! bye
March 28, 201115 yr I don't think I am advanced enough in composition to really throw forth any detailed criticisms of your work, but overall I really like the unexpected turn each of the pieces took. There were so many chords in you works that really inspired. Great job!
March 29, 201115 yr I thoroughly enjoyed them. They had some good tunes and the harmonic content was nice (and did some unexpected things, which was refreshing). Also, the writing was pretty pianistic in general, which is also a nice change compared to a lot of contemporary music I've heard/played recently. I think some of them might be improved slightly by adding a few runs here and there (in a Chopin-esque sort of way), but I'm not saying that the piece needs that necessarily... just something to consider. I'm not always convinced that certain sections fit in as well as others; I would suggest listening to them all really carefully and seeing if every part is relevant to what comes before/after. Great work, these seem like they would be enjoyable to play.
April 5, 201115 yr good work, very interesting piano writing, might be an idea to make an orchestral arrangement of these pieces
