Ron's Talking's Compositions

[Rons_talking]

Yep...I had the same movement twice...trouble uploading. Thanks for listening.

[Rons_talking]

I haven't been here for awhile so here's my complete piano sonata (6/2023). It's two movements and I positioned them in the order I composed so the 2nd movement's first. Mov. 2 is fast and slippery while the first is more diatonic in materials. I hope you like it...

https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/complete-sonata-62023?in=ronald-roumanis/sets/sonata-for-piano-6-23

[Rons_talking]

I just finished composing and revising this passacaglia.  It has a short intro and coda with a 7-bar fixed bass that eventuall becomes featured melody. For me, the challenge is to balance the materials; if you stray to far from the fixed figure you might lose it and the work will lack coherence. Then again, you don't want your work  to be stiff and predictable by overstressing the theme. This is for a piano/strings quintet and finishes the larger work.
https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/passacaglia-for-9?in=ronald-roumanis/sets/quintet-for-strings-and-piano

[Karl Henning]

I just finished composing and revising this passacaglia.  It has a short intro and coda with a 7-bar fixed bass that eventuall becomes featured melody. For me, the challenge is to balance the materials; if you stray to far from the fixed figure you might lose it and the work will lack coherence. Then again, you don't want your work  to be stiff and predictable by overstressing the theme. This is for a piano/strings quintet and finishes the larger work.
https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/passacaglia-for-9?in=ronald-roumanis/sets/quintet-for-strings-and-piano

Nice to see fresh word, Ron! Will listen soon.

[Karl Henning]

I just finished composing and revising this passacaglia.  It has a short intro and coda with a 7-bar fixed bass that eventuall becomes featured melody. For me, the challenge is to balance the materials; if you stray to far from the fixed figure you might lose it and the work will lack coherence. Then again, you don't want your work  to be stiff and predictable by overstressing the theme. This is for a piano/strings quintet and finishes the larger work.
https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/passacaglia-for-9?in=ronald-roumanis/sets/quintet-for-strings-and-piano

Very nice, Congrats!

[Rons_talking]

Here's the opening movement of my last piano work. It's largely diatonic but has lots of 7ths and 9ths in voicings and parallel motion.

https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/sets/sonata-for-piano-6-23

[Rons_talking]

Just revised.  From a series of songs for trumpet and piano.
https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/blue-model-4?in=ronald-roumanis/sets/trumpet-and-piano

[Rons_talking]

These are fairly straight-forward by design.
https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/sets/trumpet-and-piano

[Rons_talking]

On the edge of tonality with frequent dances; here's my piano suite.

https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/sets/piano-suite-2023

[Pohjolas Daughter]

On the edge of tonality with frequent dances; here's my piano suite.

https://soundcloud.com/ronald-roumanis/sets/piano-suite-2023

Nice!  I listened to the first movement but was unfortunately interrupted, but will listen to it in its entirety in a bit. 

How are things going at your end?  Have you had much luck getting your work performed, etc.?  I saw a bit somewhere when googling that you used to help orchestrating work for your father?  I'd love to hear more about how you got into composing if you have a chance.  You may have mentioned it earlier, but I don't know the thread very well (please feel free to mention a page number or a posting if you've already written about it).

Best wishes,

PD