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Hi Julien!
Many thanks for listening.
I suppose, compared with my other output, it is a bit different. I

deliberately sat down to write a piano only composition, to pick up an

idea or two from another piece that I thought might work solo rather

than as a band piece (yes, I have recycled a couple of themes from

elsewhere).
Whilst there are a lot of lush chords in there and a bit of rubato, I

was trying not to get into a romantic, schmaltzy feel -- I suppose I was

aiming for a romantic sound withou an over-the-top romantic feel, so it

sounds as though I was on the right track.
Well, the mood I was aiming for was emotional and a sense of melancholy

or loss (although not romantic), so perhaps connotations of romanticism

in emotion are not misplaced.
It's the fact that I have a much wider dynamic range with my left hand

but it so easily becomes too heavy -- I wish I had the same heaviness

and sensitivity in the right hand to get the range and also counteract

the left. I could do with a piano that is left sensitive to bass or has

a compressed upper dynamic. I did EQ out some of the bottom end, partly

for distance and partly to counter the leaden hand.
 From a compositional point of view, I always find the left hand

difficult because these days I'm so used to playing monphonic synths and

using the left hand for mod- and pitchwheel rather than actual notes.
There's definitely some very odd chords and enharmonic changes in there.

Ultimately it's pretty simple though, all C major ;-) I'm glad you liked it.
Many thanks again for taking the trouble to listen and comment.
Best wishes
Q
On 10/04/12 20:38, Julien Claassen wrote:

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> Hi Q!

> Wow, this is a completely new direction. I qwouldn't have thought that

> of you, remembering Lovatnet or beyond tripple point or even your first

> Laetoli. It has some very romantic passages, by which I don't mean the

> emotion necessarily, but the period of time. Hm, thinking about it: also

> the emotional state. :-) Nice piano, could that be a Sampletekk Black

> Grand as well? I seem to recognise its characteristics. :-)

> A very nice work all in all. I like your left handedness, it does

> something for the piece. I tend to do little in the left hand as do

> others here and in other places, where you can find free self-composed

> music, unless they really sit down and have a specific form of musical

> piece in mind (like counterpunctual or similar).

> coming back to its real beauty, the melodies, I seem to spy a glimmer of

> something there, which reminds me of something. :-P Lovely work, some

> nice chords in figures in there!

> Pianisedly yours

> Julien

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