![]() ![]() Again, I just like how it sounds, so I left it, but I justify the parallel fifths, strongly used for harmonizing the doubling of the guitar notes, as a clear change that announces that something different is approaching.ĥ) Here I have no justifications because I actually have not studied Shostakovich (haven't heard much, either), I do not even know so much about earlier styles like romantic style :S. And then, m.15, which leads to the new harmonic style you comment on the last measures before the ending. Measure 9, in which the piece starts loosing a little bit of tonality (announced by the Fnatural in the piano). ![]() It was, again, that I just liked how it sounded.Ĥ) In my view, in the piece there are two moments in which a change in style is announced. I guess in jazz it would not be uncommon, but I was not thinking that here either. Of course, the piano is arpeggiating E-G#-B in that last beat, so technically it arpeggiates the 2-4#-6. Since I liked it I tried to self-justify it and I just ended up considering measures 7-8 as a I7-VIIb-V (The F#m is on the weak beat so I hear more a Dmaj in third beat). After that I saw those chord movements you point out. I do think it does not sound so bad because the E is just the same note that was sounding in the bass on first first beat.Ģ) 3) This time it was all done by ear. But well, in the end it is a IV in second inversion. I guess if I try to justify it I could consider it a rootless IIm7 chord in second inversion. Then I kinda liked the sound better so I left it. I used to play flamenco guitar too many years ago and it might be a "bad" habit (from the lost skills) or a "good" habit from the flamenco style itself. But when practicing it on the guitar I just felt it more natural to play it without the finger on the F# (It is also easier, but I do not mean only that. I know you are really well versed in modern styles and jazz (all of which I know nothing yet), so I will try to explain my self-reasoning behind those parts and any kind of observation or suggestion you make is more than welcome:ġ) In this one I totally agree, it was originally an F# when I composed it. Particularly, in part B, I kinda guided myself by ear trying to compose in styles I am not comfortable with yet and justifying things in any way I was able to. Thank you Snake_Cake! And thank you for the observations! Since it is a short piece I had carefully checked every single voice leading so I was aware of all of them but, were grounded on "I like how it sounds". ![]()
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