My new composition Recuerdos—could you leave me a comment?

[AlbertAndreu]

Hello friends! This piece has a simple structure and melody, but I promise you—it's stuck in my head. The tune is as catchy as glue! So much so, that I've decided to write Christmas lyrics for it and have my students sing it. Once it's ready, I'll share the result with you.

The title is Recuerdos (Memories), and it was inspired by the act of remembering—wandering through moments from my childhood, or times with family members who are no longer here and whom I deeply miss. Memory is about reliving and gently reshaping what we've lived, always for the better.

I hope you enjoy it. Musically, around halfway through the piece, I imagined it arranged for voices—and you'll notice that by the end, I've added a second vocal line, fully intended for when the children perform it. Less is always more.

Leave me your comments—I'd love to hear from you!

[relm1]

I thought it was a lovely little gem with a nice, memorable melody.  Good song form.  Harmony could be more varied.  Try a substitution on one of the repeats.  Try more suspensions and anticipations.  Add a 7th chord.  That will keep your piece very much the same but add some variety and spice.  Still enjoyable.

[AlbertAndreu]

I thought it was a lovely little gem with a nice, memorable melody.  Good song form.  Harmony could be more varied.  Try a substitution on one of the repeats.  Try more suspensions and anticipations.  Add a 7th chord.  That will keep your piece very much the same but add some variety and spice.  Still enjoyable.

Thank you so much—your comment really helps and means a lot to me. Honestly, maybe a 7th chord would have sweetened and enriched the piece quite a bit, even a harmonic twist here and there. But the composition came together almost on its own, right from the start—it was born out of a moment of near improvisation.

And yes, as I began composing it, I realized the theme was very catchy. I'm a primary and secondary school teacher, so I started playing with the idea of turning it into a little Christmas song. (In fact, I already have the lyrics!) I'll have my students sing it.

That's why, at the end of the piece, I added the final section I had already imagined: a two-voice ending where everyone sings the word "Nadal" (Christmas) together. So all these ideas didn't leave me much room to work on it further haha.

I'm really glad you liked it! I promise to share the result of the kids singing it! Best wishes!