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Topic: Aria for Unwitnessed Blossoms  (Read 1218 times)

Offline quantum

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Aria for Unwitnessed Blossoms
on: May 20, 2020, 05:06:38 AM
A meditation


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Re: Aria for Unwitnessed Blossoms
Reply #1 on: May 20, 2020, 09:47:35 AM
Nice harmonic twists in this. The manner of major/minor changes, almost within the phrase, were reminiscent of some Busoni.
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Re: Aria for Unwitnessed Blossoms
Reply #2 on: May 21, 2020, 03:56:29 AM
Thanks for listening.  Admittedly, I don't recall consciously thinking of Busoni at the time, but now that you mention it, some of the harmonic progressions do have such flavour. 
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Re: Aria for Unwitnessed Blossoms
Reply #3 on: May 21, 2020, 09:24:27 AM
I listened several times and shall probably listen more. The sentiment is strangely compelling, although I am not driven to analyse why. I haven't heard much Busoni, but I was reminded of certain pieces by Frank Bridge, whose piano music I am very fond of. I have to say that your titles, unlike mine, are well suited to the music in a way the listener is likely to understand. You also use simple means effectively, a trick I have not yet quite mastered.
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Re: Aria for Unwitnessed Blossoms
Reply #4 on: June 15, 2020, 07:52:35 AM
Thanks for listening, Ted.  I do have to admit, I find titles challenging at times.  Though, I feel that a title can form an additional layer of connection between music and listener.
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