stigbn25 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago This time I've made a couple of symphonic pieces, that a call "Tone Poems" - mostly because they are written from a certain idea, instead of just being a fantasy. Also, contrary to my last 2 fantasies, I've tried my best to only use 2 themes, though I try to transform them - sometimes maybe too much, and occasionally something else turns up, but I try to limit myself in this way, especially when I plan the pieces to be no more than 5 minutes. Whispering Mountains Whispering Mountains is a tone poem inspired by a trip to a mountain. In the start I introduce theme A, quiet and monophonically. Then at 0:45 - (going up the mountain) the second theme B is introduced by strings and then both themes play more or less transformed, and more dissonant and some counterpoint, until a climax (reaching the top) from 2:-3:30. Then theme B are played simpler, but with more instruments. At 4:30 it returns to a quiet variation on theme A (returning) until it end at 5:10. This one is probably a little more dissonant: The Evening Sun The Evening Sun is a tone poem inspired by the rays of the golden sun in the evening. First a gentle theme A in strings. Then at 0:45 comes a very dissonant theme B. At 1:40 theme A returns in nearly original form in the brass. At 2:40 a new mysterious (but still related to the first two themes arrives, and at last at 3:50 a lyrical theme concludes the piece I know I used some pitch-class sets for the first theme and variations, however I tend to forget exactly what I did, as i dont write this down. Writing it down and keeping track of what I do, tend to ruin the flow. Quote
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