My Christmas Submission

seems like i am the last to get my submission in; it's not too late right? since it's 7:14pm,the 31st on my clock.

I unfortunately left my score at home(it was handwritten)

What a charming, if somewhat sad song!

Maybe its a fortune that you posted your submission „so late“, since its melancholic mood perfectly fits the imagination of the last piece performed on a party or the piano player is playing his ultimate song while the last guests are leaving the restaurant.

I suspect that it is a live-recording. If so, congratulations to that beautiful performance and a happy New Year.

happy new year 🥳

Hello Wieland,

thank you truly for this and happy new year to you. 🥳 I did title the song "bittersweet" but doubted if it fit that title well. After hearing your advice, I think I will definitely keep the name, since it is tinged with a few sad harmonies. 

glad to hear that I came at the right time(and not just "procrastinating" you see) but I have to apologize about the abrupt splicing of the recordings; I was trying to prepare my materials before going on this family trip, where a real piano will not be available. Anyhow, I am glad I got my submission in on time. 

This is EXCELLENT. Points for playing this on the piano. And I love the jazzy style, I absolutely love jazz harmony!

Hello Mike,

thank you so much, and happy new year to you! I know the audio quality isn't the best, but I am elated you enjoyed the work, especially for the 7ths and 9ths that were added.

Hey @Mooravioli!

It sounds like you took a really nice and simple melody and did a little jazz re-harmonization.  I'm assuming that the melody is your own original one - but have you ever thought of re-harmonizing other well known Christmas Carols or even other well known melodies not associated with Christmas?  There's a whole world of potential there!  I just recently discovered the potential of combining different Christmas Carols together at once into Mash-up's.  Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed the warmth of the piano tone and your performance gave it a real sincerity.  Happy New Year!

Hello Peter

thank you truly again for your comment, and helping me post this. I definitely gave the christmas medley idea a thought, but there wasn't enough time to make an orchestral draft based on those tunes. Otherwise, I think I would've missed the event completely. I decided to enter with this instead, since it is a small dedication I've been writing. Once I have the time, I may continue the draft I've been working on, which will include more complicated reharmonizations, perhaps in the style of ravel boi. 

Hey @Mooravioli!

Like Peter said this is a really lovely jazz influenced piece. I like all the suspension and jazz notes in it. The piece to me is somewhat like an after-Christmas party piece, happy but a little sad because the joyful party ends and knowing that it will end one day make us sad. Nice playing as well as the rubato really helps expressing the jazzy mood. Thx for sharing!

Henry