A liile thing for piano

Another little - I'm not sure how to properly classify and call it - thing for the piano.

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Hi @Evgeni,

20 hours ago, Evgeni said:

Another little - I'm not sure how to properly classify and call it - thing for the piano.

I think you can name it as a prelude or bagatelle! Surely not a "thing"!

The rhythm here is real interesting as you use syncopations and polyrhythms much. I like your usage of tone clusters throughout the piece as well!

Thanks for sharing!

Henry

A very nice piece.
It is curious, at least it is im impression.... When we want to write something in these non-tonal territories, we have a hard time getting rid of the patterns of functional music. For example, sequences, repetitions, etc. It happens to me too, it's difficult to get fully into the role of "classical" atonalist. It's not a bad thing, after all I see it as the influence of this style is very broad and has come to us mixed with all those other styles.

 

I like how the whole piece is based on the figures in the very first two introductory measures.  It gives the piece a sense of thematic unity despite being in a somewhat less "palatable" language (that I actually happen to like!).  My favorite parts are where you choose to express the dissonances of the piece in intriguing melodic contours like in measures 4 - 5 and 15 - 17.  The chord clusters are not as appetizing to my personal taste however.  Thanks for sharing!

12 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

The chord clusters are not as appetizing to my personal taste however.

I must admit, clusters are my weakness.

7 hours ago, Evgeni said:

I must admit, clusters are my weakness.

But is it your style to use clusters in your pieces? You really use many of them!

8 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

But is it your style to use clusters in your pieces? You really use many of them!

I mean, I like clusters a lot, it's my weakness 🙂