complainte de la lune en province (piano & baryton)

Hello everyone,

Here is my last little composition, this time for piano and singing.

Text full of bitterness by Jules Laforgue, whom I love so much, for this very particular language, a mixture of strangeness and almost ridiculous simplicity.

Do not hesitate for any remarks or criticisms.

I know I'm not very in tune with my time... And that I still cultivate the impressionist nostalgia somewhat... But well... ok.

Why hello there!

I must say you have well written Leider.  I love the haunting piano chordal accompaniment. It remindss me of Debussy and Schubert. The tonal colors are just a chef kiss. It fits the overall theme: the moon. I cannot say anything negative. 

Well, I'm glad you like it.

I know that I can be blamed for redoing post-impressionism or anachronistic romanticism.

There would naturally be other ways to musically illustrate these beautiful texts by Jules Laforgue that have accompanied me since I was very young, but hey, I assume at my almost advanced age to be able to do what goes through my head!

I sometimes mentioned some reproaches that could be made to me in my youth, where my mentors saw my writing a little as retrograde (they excused me because I was nice anyway haha)

But at 54, my old serial masters no longer have too many reproaches to make me, where they are. And since I compose for my simple leisure, I admit that I feel free on YouTube to pass for anachronistic....

In any case, thank you for listening, it makes me very happy!

This is lovely! I couldn't possibly give any criticism, and one reason I liked it a lot is because I adore impressionistic music. The piece itself progresses well and both parts feel balanced, having distinct characters but going well together. What I wanted to particularly mention is that I am a fan of the playing, as it truly brought out the mood of each phrase and the transitions.

14 minutes ago, piajo said:

This is lovely! I couldn't possibly give any criticism, and one reason I liked it a lot is because I adore impressionistic music. The piece itself progresses well and both parts feel balanced, having distinct characters but going well together. What I wanted to particularly mention is that I am a fan of the playing, as it truly brought out the mood of each phrase and the transitions.

 

Merci !