Bateux arrivant au quai

Hiii, this is the final version of one of my excercises for school, as it's in an impressionistic style I decided to give it a french name! It means "arriving boats at the quay"

Ejercicio No 13 1.pdf

Hi @Samuel_vangogh,

I really like the mixolydian used in the music. The counterpoint sounds nice, and the quartal chord as well. B. 19 sounds like English Renaissance music to me as well! I think you portray a great mysterious mood here. Maybe you can make the themes more apparent too, but that’s personal opinion since the less apparent theme definitely helps the mood. Thx for sharing!

Henry

Hi @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

Thank you for your comment!

I'm pretty happy with the final result but I think I could have explored further the harmony and sounds of the piano.

I wanted the music to sound homogeneous and the main melody to be fragmented so that it would not take up much of the spotlight, which is why I tried to make the counterpoint blend with the melody.

Hello @Samuel_vangogh!

I like the vibe of this piece and as you've already stated above, I understand that your intent was to create a certain background mood?  It's not too attention getting and serves that purpose well.  Also about the counterpoint - the way you use it is well suited for your intent because the heterophonic/polyphonic textures tend to lose the focus of the melodic line.  This would be more of a problem in a more deliberately thematic work like a sonata but I think it works well here.  Thanks for sharing!