francoisfj Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Hello, this is a piece for solo piano I composed last summer, titled Berceuse. It's being played by Gamma1734 on youtube. I'd be happy to know what you think 🙂 François 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSC Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Good recording and the score looks quite nice, so props on that. I think this has the sound of the second movement of a sonata-type work. Like, it could very well be a part in a multi-movement work. Here, clearly, the star of the show is the chord on the second half of measure 2, looks like a G minor 9, but it really gives it character. I like that you make liberal use of chromatic movement throughout, so it feels consistent. However, the thing that drags this down for me is that the accompaniment is only a single figure throughout the entire piece and you don't really modulate much, or develop the material beyond a few variations here and there on the theme. The overall effect is that it feels a little long and static, which given the slow tempo, is kind of a little much, in my opinion. Still, I wonder what the other movements would look like, if this was the 2nd, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Hernández Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Beautiful piece and great interpretation (Gamma1734 is fantastic, he brings in lots of unkown pieces). I see this more as a "nocturne" than a movement of a work. But it can be what you like. I agree with the issue about modulation (or any changes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francoisfj Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Thank you both for the replies. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It may benefit from more modulations, but since it's a lullaby, I thought I'd avoid too many changes or disruptions. I get your point though, and it's something I would look for in future pieces. As Luis said, I think a nocturne is more fitting to my original intentions, but mainly I think of it as a lullaby (even though usually there is less harmonic progression in such pieces) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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