March 11, 20233 yr This is a piece I wrote a few years ago, to be part of a larger work, but I didn’t write the rest of it. The title translates to “prelude to sleep”. I wanted to capture those moments before you fall to sleep. So it’s a pretty minimal piece for strings, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp and celesta. Edited April 23, 2025Apr 23 by BipolarComposer
March 12, 20233 yr Hi @BipolarComposer, I love the dorian mode in it and the celesta and harp do create a dreamy atmosphere, while the winds are luring oneself to sleep! The timbre is great at depicting the sleep mood! The disappearence of the instruments and the calando at end are great as wellThanks for sharing! Henry
March 13, 20233 yr Hello BipolarComposer, a very beautiful piece with a very meditative mood. I like to play computer games and feel very much reminded of the ambience of Skyrim (music by Jeremy Soule). I have listened to it 5 times. I love this kind of music. Great work! Greetings Nico
March 15, 20233 yr I love your harmony in this piece! Your main thematic material is alternating on that 5th interval back and forth while you have the bass come in a 5th below that which creates just the most wonderful sonority and definitely among my favorite ways to make an interesting harmony that isn't just stereo-typically tonic-like. Is that harp and celesta? I love your usage of these instruments with the flute scalar runs! I have a topic I started that talks about this kind of harmony - Ever build harmony by stacking down? I think the piece also does a great job of describing a person who's on the brink of sleep, maybe struggling to fall or stay asleep. I can definitely hear that in there. Thanks for sharing!
March 18, 20232 yr Author On 3/18/2023 at 10:38 AM, MJFOBOE said: Please post a score ... 🙂 Mark It is indeed quite lovely~! I remembered that I had scored this out when I wrote it, and after a little searching through some flash drives, I found it. Edited October 13, 20232 yr by BipolarComposer
March 18, 20232 yr Author On 3/15/2023 at 1:45 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said: I love your harmony in this piece! Your main thematic material is alternating on that 5th interval back and forth while you have the bass come in a 5th below that which creates just the most wonderful sonority and definitely among my favorite ways to make an interesting harmony that isn't just stereo-typically tonic-like. Is that harp and celesta? I love your usage of these instruments with the flute scalar runs! I have a topic I started that talks about this kind of harmony - Ever build harmony by stacking down? I think the piece also does a great job of describing a person who's on the brink of sleep, maybe struggling to fall or stay asleep. I can definitely hear that in there. Thanks for sharing! Yes, it's harp and celesta. The harp is the time keeper, meant to symbolize a ticking clock.
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