November 6, 20178 yr This is the first semi-completed piece I've written for my composition masters degree, and the first one where I was told to write something for a specific concert. The brief was to write a guitar duet, maximum 4 minutes. Not having much of a clue about writing for guitar, I just sat down and notes came out and I wrote a piece anyway. This is the first finished draft of it which I will be giving to the players and discussing with them. The idea behind the piece was to have a piece in near constant harmonic and rhythmic movement, always changing in feel, morphing gradually from four beats in a bar to three beats in a bar without any sudden obvious change. The cross noteheads from bars 85-96 will be some sort of percussive effect, and I'll discuss that with the players when I meet them to see which effect fits the best. I'm probably most interested here to see how convincing the harmonies are to people - my tutor liked most of the piece except for a couple phrases, which I have (hopefully) already improved for this draft.
November 8, 20178 yr Hi I really enjoyed to listen to it!!! brilliant moving to the 3/4 beat that was really a smooth moving. no remarks to be added from my point of view goodluck! Edited November 8, 20178 yr by LoveOne
November 8, 20178 yr The beginning is very lively and morphs very well in other passages, from percussion-like to the more lyrical one around 1:50. Before the final lively passage begins, there is a bit of a downer where the music meanders a bit around. But all in all a very engaging piece. Thanks for sharing it. Just one question : Why do you call it Tarantella?
November 8, 20178 yr Author Thank you! It's just the word that sprung into my head while writing it - I think from a piano piece I once learned of the same name. 'Tarantella' itself is a dance, or type of dance, originating from the Apulian region in southern Italy in the 15th to 17th centuries. It comes from the belief or superstition that the bite of a certain spider, the 'Tarantula', was poisonous, and the poison could only be cured by a ritual involving music, dance, and colour - sometimes taking place over several days. It seems pretty complex and very interesting from what I've read so far, and I reckon the name is kind of suitable. If this piece ever appears in a program under this title, someone will have a lot of fun writing the program notes!
November 9, 20178 yr This is AMAZING. Love the intricate syncopations and interesting nonchoral chords. Very great work!
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