February 25, 20224 yr Still tidying up my score, but if anyone has a piano handy and could try out my accompaniment for me, I would appreciate it. I wrote this wanting to make something where the piano had a chance to shine a bit, but... 1. Can it be done at this tempo by the sort of solid pianist a community choir is likely to have access to for rehearsals and concerts? I don't want to limit this piece to virtuosos. 2. Can it be done by that pianist without them needing hours of practice time? This isn't a concerto, that, once learned, can be played at many concerts. Accompanists aren't going to want to spend hours and hours practicing a single 3-minute piece that they are likely to play in one concert and then never see again. If it's not feasible in a reasonable amount of practice time, I can thin it out a bit to make it more manageable. I'm not a pianist at all, so all suggestions are welcome. Thanks!! Furtak-Sun Dancing.pdf
February 25, 20224 yr 3 hours ago, pateceramics said: Still tidying up my score, but if anyone has a piano handy and could try out my accompaniment for me, I would appreciate it. I wrote this wanting to make something where the piano had a chance to shine a bit, but... 1. Can it be done at this tempo by the sort of solid pianist a community choir is likely to have access to for rehearsals and concerts? I don't want to limit this piece to virtuosos. 2. Can it be done by that pianist without them needing hours of practice time? This isn't a concerto, that, once learned, can be played at many concerts. Accompanists aren't going to want to spend hours and hours practicing a single 3-minute piece that they are likely to play in one concert and then never see again. If it's not feasible in a reasonable amount of practice time, I can thin it out a bit to make it more manageable. I'm not a pianist at all, so all suggestions are welcome. Thanks!! I just played through it and it’s definitely playable at tempo and I think it’s feasible in the amount of practice time that you’re going for, so I wouldn’t worry about it.
February 25, 20224 yr Author 8 hours ago, caters said: I just played through it and it’s definitely playable at tempo and I think it’s feasible in the amount of practice time that you’re going for, so I wouldn’t worry about it. Thanks so much for taking the time to give it a whirl, caters! That makes me feel better. I'm not a pianist, so I always worry when I write anything complicated that it's going to make the piece unperformable.
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