Song no.2 for organ

After Song no.1 for organ here Song no.2... There are certainly similarities between the two.

In this piece of music there are two main material elements. First is the melody, which I develop a little, repetition of the melody, small development to the end. (development is too big of a word really)

The other is a densification of the harmonies which only at the very end comes to fruit (from a harmony of three notes in the very beginning to 9 in the very end).
Hope you like it. Let me know. Hopefully more parts follow...

Your groupings of 8th notes and placement of dotted quarters here is a bit counter-intuitive:  

The 8th notes should be in groups of 4.  So, in the first measure there should be an E 8th note tied to an E quarter note for rhythmic clarity.

The music brings to mind the stained glass windows of a church.  I like the cross-relations separated by more than an octave distance.  Thanks for sharing!

17 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Your groupings of 8th notes and placement of dotted quarters here is a bit counter-intuitive:  

The 8th notes should be in groups of 4.  So, in the first measure there should be an E 8th note tied to an E quarter note for rhythmic clarity.

The music brings to mind the stained glass windows of a church.  I like the cross-relations separated by more than an octave distance.  Thanks for sharing!

 

Yes you are right. I will change that. Thanks. And thanks for the compliment!

Yes, a somnolent piece to me. I liked it because the tonal mood of the piece and the organ give it a certain half-light, if that makes sense. Your registration is partly behind that, just some basic 8 and 4 diapasons it sounds like, with just enough reverb.

Your choice of stops has balanced the pedals and manuals well. May I ask, are you an organist?

I'm not entirely in agreement with Peter about the phrasing but I see his point. I normally write everything in 4/4 but my music is rarely in 4/4 so the phrasing is 'all over the place'. In the case of your work, it indicated where legato is a must. The contrast between the long phrase in the left hand in bar 3 with the more broken legato in bar 4 right hand a case in point. A small point, however, and it didn't detract from the evolving piece at all.

Great. 

Edited April 3, 20223 yr by Quinn

On 4/3/2022 at 11:53 PM, Quinn said:

Yes, a somnolent piece to me. I liked it because the tonal mood of the piece and the organ give it a certain half-light, if that makes sense. Your registration is partly behind that, just some basic 8 and 4 diapasons it sounds like, with just enough reverb.

Your choice of stops has balanced the pedals and manuals well. May I ask, are you an organist?

I'm not entirely in agreement with Peter about the phrasing but I see his point. I normally write everything in 4/4 but my music is rarely in 4/4 so the phrasing is 'all over the place'. In the case of your work, it indicated where legato is a must. The contrast between the long phrase in the left hand in bar 3 with the more broken legato in bar 4 right hand a case in point. A small point, however, and it didn't detract from the evolving piece at all.

Great. 

 

Somnolent! Beautiful word and thanks for your compliments and advice... I'm no organist but  my first instrument I took lessons in was the organ, I played it between 9 years old and 12 years old. After wich I switched to the piano... I still love the organ and when I get a chance I certainly play it...