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Piano Board => Student's Corner => Topic started by: oscarr111111 on May 25, 2007, 02:06:00 AM

Title: Short piano piece, first original composition.
Post by: oscarr111111 on May 25, 2007, 02:06:00 AM
Just 16 bars, I wrote this to practice using harmonic minor keys and developing motifs.  Its really short and not probably not well designed (after the first 8 bars I threw theory to the wind and started writing by ear), in terms of this kind of thing I only really know the basics of classical harmony and what sounds right/wrong.  There is a key change after bar 8 from the diminished chord as well I think (I originally intended to stay in C#m, but I had to add some accidentals after that point to get it to sound how I felt it should and it resolves onto a different tonic, F#m I think? was a few days ago I wrote it).

Not really planning to develop it any further, perhaps it'll entertain someone a little though.  If you notice anything obvious that could help me in future feel free to point it out.
Title: Re: Short piano piece, first original composition.
Post by: term on May 25, 2007, 01:46:51 PM
the end sounds like it really begins there...you could add a fast part there with both hands having a dialogue (or devoloping the theme to a real dialogue between higher and lower voice).

even if it's simple, not bad.

Title: Re: Short piano piece, first original composition.
Post by: the coker variations on May 26, 2007, 01:28:09 PM
kinda cool sounding, but like term said the end does sound like your about to get into it... other then that keep it up
Title: Re: Short piano piece, first original composition.
Post by: counterpoint on May 26, 2007, 02:09:46 PM
Surprisingly good, there is much potential to make a bigger (=longer) piece out of it.
Perhaps there could be some additional polyphonic voices in the continuation.
And I wouldn't use these simple triads as cadenza, they don't fit very well to the style of the piece.
Title: Re: Short piano piece, first original composition.
Post by: oscarr111111 on May 26, 2007, 02:33:47 PM
Thanks for the feedback, perhaps I'll develop it some more then.  Will have to wait a bit though, lots of revision for exams and practice for other projects on right now.  My piano composition is somewhat limited by my technical ability too.