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Offline samthegreat4

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An evening
on: February 24, 2011, 10:55:19 PM
Hi people,

I was studying math earlier this evening, for a test tomorrow.
I needed some music badly, so here's the result: an improvisation.

Cheers,

Sam

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Re: An evening
Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 04:15:03 AM
Hi Sam,

That's a very nice improvisation you have there.  I think its style had a slight Mendelssonian flavor to it.  Very clever indeed. 

Good luck on your math test! 
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Re: An evening
Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 04:19:31 AM
What the?  Sam, thanks for posting this!  I would *love* to be able to improvise like this, with my own flavor, of course :).  I want to understand harmony like that.

*begs the heavens*

*runs to the piano*
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Re: An evening
Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 07:45:15 AM
Thanks guys :).
I thought the contrast in dynamics was a bit too high (the harsh forte).
But for the rest I'm pretty happy with it.

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Re: An evening
Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 07:50:32 AM
It actually reminds me of a gospel Robert Franz. The dynamics are full of character, I think. And my, a compositional sense. It all makes perfect sense.

And then the ornaments at the end, an eloquent surprise!
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Offline pankrpec

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Re: An evening
Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 08:20:54 AM
Very nice. I actually liked the dynamics a lot.
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Re: An evening
Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 08:56:58 AM
Very nice! It could be almost any national anthem, there is a sense of dignity in those melodic progressions of harmonic structures, singing chords..
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