1 hour ago1 hr Hi everyone!This small collection of pieces I wrote that explores the concept of the lullaby from different perspectives:-The first piece uses more active and independent voices while still preserving the gentle character of a lullaby.-The second takes a more traditional approach, focusing on simplicity and a singable melody.-The third explores a more dreamy and suspended atmosphere, aiming to capture the feeling of drifting into sleep.-The fourth takes a darker direction, attempting to evoke sadness and longing through a slow, hypnotic atmosphere.Timestamps: 00:00 Lullaby I 01:05 Lullaby II 01:55 Lullaby III 03:30 The Last LullabyYouTube linkScoreOnce again I would like to thank you for giving me your time and valuable feedback that keeps me going and improving everyday! I couldn't be happier that I discovered this forum! Lullaby G Major.mp3 Lullaby in F Major.mp3 Lullaby in F Minor.mp3 Lullaby C Major.mp3 Lullaby C Major.pdf Lullaby G Major.pdf Lullaby in F Major.pdf Lullaby in F Minor.pdf
1 hour ago1 hr I’ve listened to two of them; I’ll listen to the others later.The one in C strikes me as almost perfect. It’s harmonious and has that lullaby feel to it.I just think the two-part section from bar 23 onwards has a sequence of parallel fourths that I’m not entirely keen on. I think what you’re trying to do is complete the chord.The other one sounds less like a lullaby, but I think it suffers from something similar. At certain cadential points, there are successive fourths (doubled, at that) which don’t quite sit right with me in this sort of piece.The thing is, in something so delicate, with such pure lines and drawing on the legacy of counterpoint, all this stands out a bit.
1 hour ago1 hr Author @Luis Hernández Thank you so much for listening and for the feedback!Totally get where you're coming from! While writing these, I kept trying to maintain fairly strict counterpoint, but I found that when both voices became too active, the music started losing some of the calmness I wanted from a lullaby. So in several places I made the second voice more of a harmonic support rather than an equally independent contrapuntal voice.I also found that stepwise motion was really important for the sense of calmness I was going for. So sometimes i prioritized that over strict counterpoint, which led to some of the parallels you noticed. I probably could have found a better balance between the two! And again thanks so much for listening!
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