Sonata for piano, Op. 1

[rappy]

Hi Guido, JCampbell,

here's a first try. It's full of mistakes (mostly rhythmical), but if you follow the score, you can imagine how it should sound if well-played.  0:)

http://www.dgsp-rheinland-pfalz.de/sonate2satz.mp3

[greg]

Cheers Rappy... Maybe someone else will record it for you? I really enjoyed listening to your piece last time (and my pianistic skills won't stretch to giving anywhere like a recorgnisable rendition of this new movement!)

Same here. I could probably do the first page, but but I don't think I stand a chance for the rest of it.

After listening to that, as expected, I very VERY much like it! It isn't the most original sounding piece ever (reminds me a lot of the slow movement of Bartok's 1st PC), but it sure hits the spot for me. At first, when I looked at the opening bars being all whole notes, i thought  , but that went away as soon as I listened. The only part I'm not sure I liked was at the end, bars 54-56. I could imagine more rests in there to break it up, but, then again, I'm not the composer.  (and that could screw up the following bars).

I want to see the score all in one big pdf, eventually.....

[Joe_Campbell]

I could probably play it...though that section in the middle wear the melody appears to swap between hands might be tricky! Problem is, I have no recording equipment, and no piano close to my computer

[(poco) Sforzando]

My first suggestion (before I even take it to the piano) is that on page 2 you could provide m.d and m.s. indications to help the player know where to cross hands. Until I play it I can't be sure, but I think it's all practicable. Nonetheless I suspect I'll be bouncing all over the piano bench to get some of those hand-crossings in!

[Guido]

I could probably play it...though that section in the middle wear the melody appears to swap between hands might be tricky! Problem is, I have no recording equipment, and no piano close to my computer

err... rappy just posted a recording of it two posts above yours... its good!

I really like this, and it feels very much a part of the same piece that you composed the movements for before. I would be interested to see other people's comments - Luke's and Sforzando's mainly.

[rappy]

Hi,

thanks for the feedback!

The only part I'm not sure I liked was at the end, bars 54-56. I could imagine more rests in there to break it up

I'll think over that  0:) Dunno if the ending is good, too. It should be a logical transition to the Allegretto-movement (previous middle movement).

@Sforzando: Yes, that could help. Though I don't think the hand-crossings are difficult at that tempo. I guess measures 26-28 and 49-51 are the most difficult parts if you play it at sight.

[(poco) Sforzando]

Hi,

thanks for the feedback!

I'll think over that  0:) Dunno if the ending is good, too. It should be a logical transition to the Allegretto-movement (previous middle movement).

@Sforzando: Yes, that could help. Though I don't think the hand-crossings are difficult at that tempo. I guess measures 26-28 and 49-51 are the most difficult parts if you play it at sight.

Not necessarily difficult, but a courtesy to the performer. Remember that pianists often sight-read through a mound of material to decide what they want to study seriously. They don't need stumbling blocks, and such indications are a proof from you to them that you understand the instrument and have laid out your textures in a practical manner.

[Joe_Campbell]

err... rappy just posted a recording of it two posts above yours... its good!

I really like this, and it feels very much a part of the same piece that you composed the movements for before. I would be interested to see other people's comments - Luke's and Sforzando's mainly.

Oh yea...whoops...

Still, I still might give it a try. Some of the more, shall we say, "in your face" sonorities didn't come through in the recording like I'm sure rappy would have wanted them to.

[Joe_Campbell]

a bump...or perhaps just a mild nudge. I, too, am curious to see what the resident composers will offer as insights into this music.

[lukeottevanger]

This resident composer is at present having enough trouble with his own music! But I'll try to comment on Ralph's latest movement at some point...