May 13May 13 Bright Star, Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art Free Sheet Music by Robert C. Fox for Voice and Piano/Keyboard | NoteflightAny suggestions for a song cycle? SHORT Keats poems, no operas here!
15 hours ago15 hr A very good idea.But the piano part isn’t very idiomatic. Especially in a style one would expect to be ‘romantic’ from Keats.
14 hours ago14 hr Author 28 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said:A very good idea.But the piano part isn’t very idiomatic. Especially in a style one would expect to be ‘romantic’ from Keats.Well, I didn't have any intention of making it "idiomatic." I just read the poem, liked it, and set it!🙃
3 hours ago3 hr Perhaps you haven’t quite understood what I meant. Piano writing is based entirely on vertical chords. That way of using the instrument fails to make the most of its polyphonic possibilities, and is even less appropriate in the Romantic style or any modern derivative of it.Yes, of course there are moments and compositions that use block chords on the piano, but this is for expressive purposes and in other styles (Impressionism, contemporary).
2 hours ago2 hr Author 42 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said:Perhaps you haven’t quite understood what I meant. Piano writing is based entirely on vertical chords. That way of using the instrument fails to make the most of its polyphonic possibilities, and is even less appropriate in the Romantic style or any modern derivative of it.Yes, of course there are moments and compositions that use block chords on the piano, but this is for expressive purposes and in other styles (Impressionism, contemporary).44 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said:Perhaps you haven’t quite understood what I meant. Piano writing is based entirely on vertical chords. That way of using the instrument fails to make the most of its polyphonic possibilities, and is even less appropriate in the Romantic style or any modern derivative of it.Yes, of course there are moments and compositions that use block chords on the piano, but this is for expressive purposes and in other styles (Impressionism, contemporary).Schumann - Ich grolle nicht, Op. 48 - 7 (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
1 hour ago1 hr es, there are plenty of examples.Apart from the dynamics—well, sometimes the software does the best it can—there’s a significant difference. In Schubert, the melody follows its own rhythm, independent of the fixed rhythm of the accompaniment.But anyway, everyone should write however they like.
1 hour ago1 hr Author 2 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said:es, there are plenty of examples.Apart from the dynamics—well, sometimes the software does the best it can—there’s a significant difference. In Schubert, the melody follows its own rhythm, independent of the fixed rhythm of the accompaniment.But anyway, everyone should write however they like.Obviously, if I were to set a couple more Keats poems, and have say a set of three, I can assure you that the other two songs will not have the same block chord texture!
1 hour ago1 hr Another important aspect is the voice leading.Notice how, in Schubert, the accompanying chords move very little.And of course, I would continue to explore those poems....
1 hour ago1 hr Author 2 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said:Another important aspect is the voice leading.Notice how, in Schubert, the accompanying chords move very little.And of course, I would continue to explore those poems....Yes, I have looked at many Schubert songs in 38 years, but not all 600 of course.
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