Barcarola (harmonic journey)

Hi, this little form is appealing.

I wrote this piece (OMG, I think I lost my post-tonal skills....) following the barcarola standards, but I couldn't help giving it a harmonic twist. I think harmony is an endless field to be creative.

Mistake:  in m. 22 the chord is not E7/D#----- It is E/D#.  

Edited December 11, 20223 yr by Luis Hernández

You don't lose it! Even though the piece is tonal, you use it in a post-tonal way without limited by the functional harmony. You really twist the harmony well, and I'm sure you can creatively twist it endlessly if you want!

Another great work.

Even the stronger parts feel peaceful. The very first feeling I had listening to this piece for the first time was something totally unrelated with a barcarole but that is for me, undeniable good music. There's a certain OST from an anime called "Requiem for the phantom" whose piano (and many non-piano) pieces are incredibly beautiful and "very accessible and readable" in terms of structure, just like this one. 

I agree with you, harmony seems endless, and you made a good use of it here in my opinion.

Thank you for sharing, Luis! Liked and subscribed.

Kind regards,
Daniel–Ømicrón.

 

This is very beautiful in an almost hauntingly way. I love this. I wouldn't worry too much about the harmony -I think you captured the material perfectly with it.

Thanks for sharing!

Very cool piece Luis. One thing you could maybe look into for the future is not using key signatures if your harmony consistently ventures away from the indicated major/minor scale tones. To me it's almost more confusing to constantly remind myself of what key I'm in to remember which notes need accidentals. 

Thanks for sharing!