Jared Steven Destro Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 This is a merely short, improvised piece for piano which is a depiction of one of my favorite paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe; and, while composing, I only thought of the color blue. Enjoy! MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Pastel_in_B_minor,_for_piano_-_Blue_Portrait > next PDF Pastel in B minor, for piano - Blue Portrait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeOfArniVillage Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I think it's a lovely piece of music. Sounds impressionistic. Improvisation is a somewhat underrated technique for composing; sometimes the spontaneous stuff yields good results. To be honest, though, I don't see it as a "greatly emotional" piece, as instructed for performance at the start. Playing it freely and fragilely makes perfect sense, but the content seems more introspective than outwardly emotion. If a performer played it with "great emotion," I think it would look incongruous. Normal expressive rubato would probably suffice. Very nice composition, thank you for sharing with us ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Steven Destro Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/15/2018 at 9:40 PM, SergeOfArniVillage said: I think it's a lovely piece of music. Sounds impressionistic. Improvisation is a somewhat underrated technique for composing; sometimes the spontaneous stuff yields good results. To be honest, though, I don't see it as a "greatly emotional" piece, as instructed for performance at the start. Playing it freely and fragilely makes perfect sense, but the content seems more introspective than outwardly emotion. If a performer played it with "great emotion," I think it would look incongruous. Normal expressive rubato would probably suffice. Very nice composition, thank you for sharing with us ☺️ Thanks! You definitely make a good point -- I think I just over-think that stuff since I have such a clear idea of what I want from a performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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