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symphonic_piano

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OCCURRENCES

on: June 29, 2021, 08:53:30 PM

I have composed a set of 14 pieces for piano which were improvised in the moment.

The title of 'occurrence' has been pondered for a very long time. But now, the time is right.
I could say a lot more, but perhaps its best to do so only when prompted.

As stated in the description on YouTube, I am open to suggestions about the most ideal ordering of the works. To be honest, all comments are welcome.

I have attatched one of the pieces (Currently Occurrence No.7)

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anacrusis

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Re: OCCURRENCES

Reply #1 on: June 29, 2021, 10:04:29 PM

I thought this was very well done! You obviously know your harmony well, and the melody is very attractive. Great job!

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Reply #2 on: June 30, 2021, 12:32:32 AM

Wonderful command of spontaneous romantic lyricism. I listened to several of them and they are all poignantly beautiful. The order of the set wouldn’t matter to me so I shall leave that question to the others.

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Reply #3 on: June 30, 2021, 05:07:19 AM

Well done! You have an excellent sense of this style and how to develop ideas organically within it.

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ronde_des_sylphes

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Reply #4 on: July 01, 2021, 12:26:48 AM

This is an attractive piece for sure.

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