July 6, 20169 yr This is a menuet in e flat major written for piano. The traditional menuet tempo is not held, but it does not feel enough like a scherzo to call it one. Have any comments, feedback or questions? Please post them!
July 6, 20169 yr Cool piece, really. This has nothing to do with your music but there's a lot of engraving problems and it just makes it look cluttered (i.e. slurs mixing with dynamics), but maybe that's just an export problem. The use of the E double-flat instead of a D natural is interesting... I would use the D natural as it's intended to lead back into the tonic, right? M. 86 seemed awkward to me, only because it turns the previous phrase into 5 bars, which threw me off but isn't wrong by any stretch. Good work!
July 7, 20169 yr Author 8 hours ago, Monarcheon said: Cool piece, really. This has nothing to do with your music but there's a lot of engraving problems and it just makes it look cluttered (i.e. slurs mixing with dynamics), but maybe that's just an export problem. The use of the E double-flat instead of a D natural is interesting... I would use the D natural as it's intended to lead back into the tonic, right? M. 86 seemed awkward to me, only because it turns the previous phrase into 5 bars, which threw me off but isn't wrong by any stretch. Good work! Thanks for the comment! You are completely right that the score looks a bit messy. I am still working on this. I took a look at the E double-flats in m. 25-27. In m. 25+27 I think it could/should be D natural like you said. In m. 26 I think the E double-flat is justified. Being in G flat major, I think it is common to use the E double-flat in these runs. For example, Schubert's impromptu op. 90 no. 2. I've attached the score. In page 8, Schubert also uses E double-flat going to D flat (while being in the key of G flat major). The transition (as far as you can call it one) in M. 86 is indeed a bit hasty and perhaps off-putting. I have been working on some transitional material for this, so I might add that to this post when that is done. Thanks again for commenting and listening.
July 9, 20169 yr on page 6 i see alot of 3's on the leftside bottom, has it any reason, or just drooling?
July 10, 20169 yr Author On 9-7-2016 at 9:31 PM, Casper Belier said: on page 6 i see alot of 3's on the leftside bottom, has it any reason, or just drooling? Just drooling haha! I guess something went wrong with the export.
July 14, 20169 yr good use of repeat, I have always thought that repeating makes it boring but your composition brings me to a new horizon. More things to learn for me
July 14, 20169 yr Author 3 hours ago, Cyborg W said: good use of repeat, I have always thought that repeating makes it boring but your composition brings me to a new horizon. More things to learn for me Thank you very much! Glad to have been of help. :)
July 14, 20169 yr Wonderful. If someone told me this was some long lost undiscovered Chopin work, I'd believe them. Just curious, what makes this more of a minuet rather than a waltz?
July 14, 20169 yr Author 1 hour ago, bkho said: Wonderful. If someone told me this was some long lost undiscovered Chopin work, I'd believe them. Just curious, what makes this more of a minuet rather than a waltz? Thank you very much. And good point! Since I've started writing this piece I have been pondering on how to name it. It's not written in stone yet, so I might change it to a waltz. ;)
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