October 23, 20232 yr Here you have my last composition. I crafted both preludes without the use of a piano or any other tool. Only pen, paper and my harmony knowledge were used. I challenged myself to do it this way because they are dedicated to a friend of mine who is a colorblind artist, and that reminded me of Beethoven. Both preludes use the harmonic minor tetrachord between the V and I degrees. I also make a heavy use of augmented sixths and phrygian inflections. It is probably my best composition when it comes to quality/length ratio. And it shows where my harmonic tonal limit is without the help of a piano. I hope all of you enjoy these creepy miniatures. 🙂
October 23, 20232 yr Author 4 hours ago, 44W74l4 said: I really liked them, my favourite is the second one Glad to hear so! The first one is my favourite, but in the second prelude I used harmonies I will use again in the future.
October 27, 20232 yr Good day Ivan, I really enjoyed both of these preludes, they were very atmospheric and made great use of the piano. Both these peices reminded me of @luderart's soliquoies and Vince@Thatguy v2.0's Prelude No.11. Good job. Kind regards, Arjuna
October 29, 20232 yr Author On 10/27/2023 at 10:05 PM, expert21 said: Good day Ivan, I really enjoyed both of these preludes, they were very atmospheric and made great use of the piano. Both these peices reminded me of @luderart's soliquoies and Vince@Thatguy v2.0's Prelude No.11. Good job. Kind regards, Arjuna Thank you! I will try to check those if I have some free time. ^^
October 30, 20232 yr Hi @Ivan1791, I love the first one with its chromatic counterpoint and smooth voice leading. For the second prelude, that augmented sixth chord in b.17 is beautiful and even more eerie than a French one. It's interesting that despite the more modern harmonic language, the cadence in b.19 reminds me of a chorale or a motet ends on a picardy third! This one is motivically tight given how you start your phrases with the same intervallic content. And that tritone progression at the end is nastily great. I may just wipe out the arpeggios of the Grave section to make the piece more evilly medieval. Or maybe just end it again in a forceful Picardy that makes it darker. Thx for sharing! I love these two preludes. Henry
November 2, 20232 yr Author On 10/30/2023 at 4:28 AM, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said: Hi @Ivan1791, I love the first one with its chromatic counterpoint and smooth voice leading. For the second prelude, that augmented sixth chord in b.17 is beautiful and even more eerie than a French one. It's interesting that despite the more modern harmonic language, the cadence in b.19 reminds me of a chorale or a motet ends on a picardy third! This one is motivically tight given how you start your phrases with the same intervallic content. And that tritone progression at the end is nastily great. I may just wipe out the arpeggios of the Grave section to make the piece more evilly medieval. Or maybe just end it again in a forceful Picardy that makes it darker. Thx for sharing! I love these two preludes. Henry Glad to hear you liked it Henry! Yes, I found that lydian appoggiatura to give a pretty eerie vibe in the augmented sixth. I agree the second prelude is close to a chorale, that is the texture pretty much haha. I also was unsure how to end the second prelude so I opted to use a dramatic arpeggio and use the Eb to D dissonance that appears in the start motif. Thanks for commenting!
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