ComposedBySam Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 2nd Prelude. Constructive criticism is most welcome. Edited October 13, 2021 by ComposedBySam PDF 2nd Prelude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored_comedy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 It sounds great! I'm not one to critique, so I really just wanted to comment and express how much I liked this piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Lovely piece! I like how you walk through different harmonies to create the effect of instability throughout the middle section. I especially like the ending, unresolved. It's like street lights, seemingly unending. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposedBySam Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 3:34 AM, bored_comedy said: It sounds great! I'm not one to critique, so I really just wanted to comment and express how much I liked this piece! Thank you very much. Means a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposedBySam Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 5:54 PM, TCGFerrum said: Lovely piece! I like how you walk through different harmonies to create the effect of instability throughout the middle section. I especially like the ending, unresolved. It's like street lights, seemingly unending. Nice job! Thanks a lot! Means a lot to me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJFOBOE Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I really loved the opening mood and thematic material. It is very much "Satie" in feel. However, I found the variation(s) of the initial theme somewhat less satisfying. For me it created a slightly different feel then the opening. I would have wanted maybe something different to enhance or juxtapose the initial thematic material; however, let me add - It is truly a lovely work and a well composed musical selection. Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposedBySam Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/26/2021 at 8:12 PM, MJFOBOE said: I really loved the opening mood and thematic material. It is very much "Satie" in feel. However, I found the variation(s) of the initial theme somewhat less satisfying. For me it created a slightly different feel then the opening. I would have wanted maybe something different to enhance or juxtapose the initial thematic material; however, let me add - It is truly a lovely work and a well composed musical selection. Mark Thanks for the much appreciated constructive criticism! And thanks! Means a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeOfArniVillage Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I thought it was really beautiful, and I appreciated that it’s chill and straightforward. It sounds semi-improvisational to me, which is cool. Mss. 47 on to the end are interesting. I thought some harmonic choices were really nice (like mss. 55-56), but some felt “forced” (like mss. 49-50). But I would rather hear someone venture out, than stay harmonically static. Another thing is I noticed some unnecessary notes — for example, mss. 28-34 make perfect sense, in terms of how it would play under a pianist’s hands. Even the 10th span on mss. 32-33 are fine, being on the black keys, a simple roll of fingers if the right hand is small. But mss. 40 and especially 41 are written awkwardly, even with a rolled chord. On the 3rd and 4th beat of ms. 40, just move that Ab on your right hand thumb to either an Eb or F (depending on your desired chord), and on ms. 41, simply moving the G in the r.h. thumb up an octave solves the problems. I think the piece overall is really nice! Thanks for sharing 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComposedBySam Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 16 hours ago, SergeOfArniVillage said: I thought it was really beautiful, and I appreciated that it’s chill and straightforward. It sounds semi-improvisational to me, which is cool. Mss. 47 on to the end are interesting. I thought some harmonic choices were really nice (like mss. 55-56), but some felt “forced” (like mss. 49-50). But I would rather hear someone venture out, than stay harmonically static. Another thing is I noticed some unnecessary notes — for example, mss. 28-34 make perfect sense, in terms of how it would play under a pianist’s hands. Even the 10th span on mss. 32-33 are fine, being on the black keys, a simple roll of fingers if the right hand is small. But mss. 40 and especially 41 are written awkwardly, even with a rolled chord. On the 3rd and 4th beat of ms. 40, just move that Ab on your right hand thumb to either an Eb or F (depending on your desired chord), and on ms. 41, simply moving the G in the r.h. thumb up an octave solves the problems. I think the piece overall is really nice! Thanks for sharing 😃 Wow! Thanks for the really insightful and well thought out analysis of my work. I learnt a lot from it. And I am very glad you liked it! 🙂 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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