SergeOfArniVillage Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 These are two very different fantasias I was inspired to write recently. The one in the “open key”, so to speak, was the last etude in a series of etudes I’ve slowly written over the course of several years. It was meant to be a study in syncopation within 3/4 time, but it had a loose, free-form feel to it, so I named it “Fantasia,” which I associate with pieces that use a freer form of developing material. I thought the piece was a neat idea, but really not that great, to be honest. But you can be the judge of that. I then set out to make a piece that was specifically a Fantasia, not something that turned into a Fantasia. I prefer the one in F Minor much more. Let me know what you think 🙂 Thoughts, comments, criticisms all appreciated. [EDIT: Sorry about the weird fonts, I don’t know why it’s like that, and I can’t seem to change them on my Ipad.] Etude Fantasia — https://app.box.com/s/4ofhxizgnrfia5g2ve908b4591p9yb4q (WAV) Etude Fantasia — https://app.box.com/s/6flhlln7jf54dhkeykjlz5pn23wsonym (Score) Fantasia in F Minor — https://app.box.com/s/a0096qgzjeglwwyakhphxbafjzs0bps0 (WAV) Fantasia in F Minor — https://app.box.com/s/n2kdvkqfzm0sahjfsz153qepk4hq1no6 (Score) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark101 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hi Serge, These two pieces are both great, although I think the better piece is the F minor. The etude seems like a collection of ideas that are hanging together, while the F minor seems more like a whole homogenous piece. I like a lot that while the language you use is tonal, melody driven, classical for want of a better word, the way you use it and the direction the work takes is quite "original". Regards Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Hernández Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 The first one is less organised, I mean, it has different material that makes it a bit less coherent. That doesn't happen with the F minor one, although it has two well defined parts. Good material anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeOfArniVillage Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Thank you both for your comments! I definitely agree with both of you about the first etude. I’ve actually renamed it as a sort of “mini-rhapsody”, mentally. I wish I could get the playback to perform the ending better, it actually feels really neat to personally perform it. But yes, the F Minor one is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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