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Topic: Two Improvs: Fustration and Nocturne  (Read 2779 times)

Offline chopinatic

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Two Improvs: Fustration and Nocturne
on: April 01, 2012, 07:37:34 PM
Fustration was my attempt of conveying the title, and Nocturne I named after listening to it and thinking there was a nocturnal night time feel to it. Let me know what you think.

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Re: Two Improvs: Fustration and Nocturne
Reply #1 on: April 02, 2012, 06:37:37 PM
I enjoyed both pieces, but the nocturne really impressed me compositionally. It had these clear contrasting sections. It is not always easy to do that. Great job  :) Not to mention, the intensity of the Nocturne is really striking. There's a part in it which reminds me a little of a hungarian dance. very cool.

The frustration piece made me think of Schumann for some reason, I could easily believe it was a sonata, fantasia or etude by him.

...did I hear a small fragment of Rachmaninoff's C# minor prelude in one part that turned into your own ideas?

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Re: Two Improvs: Fustration and Nocturne
Reply #2 on: April 03, 2012, 04:54:25 AM
Chopinatic, I am absolutely blown away by these masterpieces of improvisation. The intensity! The musicality! I should really ask you to write me a piece! Very impressive!
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Re: Two Improvs: Fustration and Nocturne
Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012, 10:26:57 AM
I enjoyed both pieces, but the nocturne really impressed me compositionally. It had these clear contrasting sections. It is not always easy to do that. Great job  :) Not to mention, the intensity of the Nocturne is really striking. There's a part in it which reminds me a little of a hungarian dance. very cool.

The frustration piece made me think of Schumann for some reason, I could easily believe it was a sonata, fantasia or etude by him.

...did I hear a small fragment of Rachmaninoff's C# minor prelude in one part that turned into your own ideas?

Thanks Derek, yes there was a fragment of the C# Minor Prelude, For some reason It just came out! I think i may, more often, include known pieces!

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Re: Two Improvs: Fustration and Nocturne
Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 10:43:26 AM
Chopinatic, I am absolutely blown away by these masterpieces of improvisation. The intensity! The musicality! I should really ask you to write me a piece! Very impressive!

This will be my next improv! for you! Hopfully have it up soon!
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