The Madman's Circus

[ranjit]

A full-length improvisation after a long time!

[quantum]

Many beautiful moments in this one. 

I like the passage starting at 6:20. 19:02 Bartok influence?

The benefits to your playing from lessons and practising on acoustic instruments is evident.  You are achieving a more supported and fuller tone from the piano.  Chord voicing is improving with emphasis on the melodic and bass notes when appropriate. 

[ranjit]

Thank you so much for listening! I've gradually been absorbing a lot of influences, and have become freer at expressing those on the piano spontaneously.

I like the passage starting at 6:20.

Yes, I'm not sure how I came up with those chords but they sounded really lush in that context.

19:02 Bartok influence?

No, I had no clue! I've never listened to Bartok. I somehow come up with these kinds of melodic and rhythmic ideas, and I think I always have to some extent. I often wonder whether someone has done them before. Could you link a Bartok piece which sounds similar? What makes it sound like him?

The benefits to your playing from lessons and practising on acoustic instruments is evident.  You are achieving a more supported and fuller tone from the piano.  Chord voicing is improving with emphasis on the melodic and bass notes when appropriate.

Thank you, and I am glad it is evident as you say. I've been working quite hard at it over the past few months. To be clear, this is recorded on my digital piano, but the principles transfer all the same. I'm especially glad because I'm still practicing mostly on my digital, but I'm still able to train getting a full tone out of the piano etc. by imagining the response of an acoustic.

[quantum]

No, I had no clue! I've never listened to Bartok. I somehow come up with these kinds of melodic and rhythmic ideas, and I think I always have to some extent. I often wonder whether someone has done them before. Could you link a Bartok piece which sounds similar? What makes it sound like him?

One of the things he is known for is collecting and studying folk music.  That melody struck me as something reminiscent of his tunes.

[ranjit]

One of the things he is known for is collecting and studying folk music.  That melody struck me as something reminiscent of his tunes.

Thanks for linking those! I have only heard one of them, the Stampede Dance (third piece) from the first video.

That said, these seem right up my alley! I would love to learn a dozen or so Bartok pieces on the piano and then base an improvisation off the style. It is definitely something I'll look forward to doing in the future. Right now I'm too busy with learning basic technique, which is taking a while.