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46 Devonshire Road
Bath, BA2 6UD. +44 (0)1225 313082
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1:46; steady 4/4; tender, filmic, hopeful; piano
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Here’s a simple piano piece to start the week. I only had a short time to do this one and have commissions on the go, so it’s not the most evolved piece of music but nonetheless seems to work in its way.
I like the oscillating accompaniment that combines an alberti-bass style left hand with simple oscillations in the right and avoids my usual heavy octave bass line tendency (is there a Heavy Octave Bass-line Syndrome – ‘HOBS’, I wonder?). The melody sits above and intersects with this accompaniment, remaining clear and steady, with no ornamentation, to give a well-defined theme. Listening again now, I’d like to break up the rhythmic construction of the B-part melody a little. I might also be inclined to soften the tone a with some gentle EQ or mastering and perhaps bring the melody down an octave for a phrase or two to make the whole a little less brittle.
The tone is perhaps reminiscent of something like the ‘Amalie’ soundtrack, with a lightness of tone, coupled with a persistent energy throughout.
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Composer's Blog
Here’s a simple piano piece to start the week. I only had a short time to do this one and have commissions on the go, so it’s not the most evolved piece of music but nonetheless seems to work in its way.
I like the oscillating accompaniment that combines an alberti-bass style left hand with simple oscillations in the right and avoids my usual heavy octave bass line tendency (is there a Heavy Octave Bass-line Syndrome – ‘HOBS’, I wonder?). The melody sits above and intersects with this accompaniment, remaining clear and steady, with no ornamentation, to give a well-defined theme. Listening again now, I’d like to break up the rhythmic construction of the B-part melody a little. I might also be inclined to soften the tone a with some gentle EQ or mastering and perhaps bring the melody down an octave for a phrase or two to make the whole a little less brittle.
The tone is perhaps reminiscent of something like the ‘Amalie’ soundtrack, with a lightness of tone, coupled with a persistent energy throughout.