Procyon Lotor

A short piece I wrote and worked on in composition lessons this semester. The name is from the scientific term for Raccoons. Any feedback would greatly be appreciated.

I appreciate that you posted a score with your audio here -- many newcomers do not do so, and it makes it much easier to be able to review a piece when it has a score. So thank you very much for that, you're to be commended :happy:

I think you have some really nice themes going on here, and some really great ideas -- I especially like the chord on the second beat at measure 8, and then the lead-in to the poly-rhythms, which were really catchy. (It also certainly seems to fit the mood of the name you've given your piece -- and it is a strange name indeed :lol:)

I think some ways you could improve the piece is to make your "voicing" more clear. For example -- at measures 3 & 4, why not make the low E in measure 3, on the second beat, a second voice pointing down, and connect it to the bottom phrase on the right hand in measure 4? That way, you make the cohesion of your melodies clearer to the performer, and in fact you can even program the midi to bow to your will in this way -- you can choose to only highlight the top notes on your right hand, or fade out the top notes and focus on your lower voice going on in your right hand. Whatever you want! :) Just attach your slurs accordingly.

Also, I appreciate your attempt to contrast your piece at measures 21-28 -- it's easy to just copy-paste your phrases, or repeat your idea or mood over and over again, etc., and you definitely didn't do that here :nod: I'm not really sure if this Lento-like section was really the best way to do this, but I think it's a better alternative than just continuing with your A theme. And in the long run, getting more comfortable with development will allow you to grow far more musically than choosing not to develop your ideas. So you're definitely on the right track.

I hope I'm not coming across as harsh, because that's actually not the impression I'm trying to give -- I'm actually pretty impressed with this, on the whole. I just think the musical ideas can use some refining.

Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed this quite a bit :phones:

First let me say thank you for taking time to listen and share your thoughts about this piece. I’m only entering my third year of composition studies so any feedback to help me develop and polish my music is greatly appreciated. Also thank you for the kind works of encouragement, I am glad you enjoyed the piece.