There is hope still with us
I have been listening to stuff in the tops of this genre, and while the composers work hard, I don't see too many focusing on piano in a solo atmosphere. It is good to see a good piece for solo piano without the need to mix strings to reinforce things. You work very well within the already expansive region of solo piano. Keep up the good work.
awesome! thank you!
i do lurv the piano.
Its all craftwork from here.
I like your grasp on a lot of key things in this are of composition. Your set up is good, and I like how you brought it around again in the end. Your use of percussion to help accent the rhythm you set up with the string section works! There are some things I do want to bring to your attention in hopes it will encourage you to even greater heights.
The big thing that I and everyone else I know is always striving to improve is the middle section. You are getting there by cutting out the percussion to add emphasis, but it is not building up to a climax (or at least I am not feeling it come at me before you start taking it out). You are already using volume to help, I might recommend also using register changes, or taking the melody you introduced in the larger sections and flesh it out more in the middle.
Keep it up!
You have all you need here
Really digging the set-up, and think you can go a lot further with this idea. I would absolutely love to hear this idea fleshed out more.
If you don't have it/listened to it already, I highly recommend grabbing a score and recording of "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Erik Satie. There is a lot you could find there that would help. Keep it up!
Bonus points for solo work. It is harder to keep a listener's interest when there is only one instrument.
Hey, thanks for the music recommendation! I just found it on youtube and am listening to it as we speak. Or, er, as I type... XD
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KC, MO
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