Prelude no.13

Hello there! 

Before, I had the project in mind of writing 12 piano preludes, and that was just dandy. I don't know how consecutively I'll write more, but a few ideas have lingered lately so I figured I would dabble at it again. 

Here's a very short one in C, hope you enjoy!

Nostalgic vibe there. Do you think of the harmony first or melody?

On 11/8/2025 at 12:34 AM, HoYin Cheung said:

Nostalgic vibe there. Do you think of the harmony first or melody?

Thanks for checking this out!

Depends on the idea, I don't have a formula. This time it was just about adding voices to an unchanging melody while keeping it very simple. Other times I build everything off of a harmonic progression. Sometimes a rhythmic cell is really interesting and it starts from there.

But most importantly, I wish I had a better answer lol

Hey VInce,

I like the simplistic style here and the smooth voice leading. I will make sure to try this on piano and record it.

Henry

On 11/10/2025 at 7:01 PM, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

I will make sure to try this on piano and record it.

Awesome Henry! I have a version with all the fingering if that helps

😛 

Morning @Thatguy v2.0

Here is mine review of the prelude: 

The overall structure is built is first on opening phrase.  I love how you use this idea and expand on it.   The anticipation of each chord of each phrase is nice resolution of the chromatic raising line.   I think the implied harmonies: I-V/V-bII6-I.   This now makes ask...why are we going from V/V to bII6? 🙂  The answer:  this is not a typical resoultion of the seconary dom...

5 minutes ago, Kvothe said:

I think the implied harmonies: I-V/V-bII6-I.   This now makes ask...why are we going from V/V to bII6?

Which bars?

1 hour ago, Thatguy v2.0 said:

Which bars?

 

b2. I think. But  b5 is not? 

15 minutes ago, Kvothe said:

b2. I think. But  b5 is not?

Ah gotcha, thanks. The bII chord is throwing me off, you mean the Db one in b.9 (it has no 3rd)?

Btw, I wrote this for two reasons, and one was tinkering with implied harmony. It's interesting to hear different interpretations of it. Thanks for checking this out 🙂 

4 minutes ago, Thatguy v2.0 said:

Ah gotcha, thanks. The bII chord is throwing me off, you mean the Db one in b.9 (it has no 3rd)?

Btw, I wrote this for two reasons, and one was tinkering with implied harmony. It's interesting to hear different interpretations of it. Thanks for checking this out 🙂 

 

You are welcome.  🙂