Sonata for Solo Piano

So yeah, this piano sonata is for my composition portfolio to graduate. I spent most of last semester working on it, and I just finished it this last week.

Its in 3 movements, the first being in sonata form, the second being ABA, and the third, in rondo form.

Its very light hearted, and meant to be gentle and stuff. I was going to do a really atonal modern piece, but when I started writing, I just decided I wanted something that people could listen to, and enjoy, and feel happy. So here it is.

Enjoy!

Nice, I'll give them a listen tomorrow.

Very uplifting and enjoyable! Good stuff dude.

Nice!

What Orchestral / piano software did you use? I'm looking into EWQL at the mo

thanks guys! :)

G.I.: I used the garritan personal orchestra. the piano is decent, but only. EWQL is great, as is VSL, (obviously you pay for what you get) but if you can afford either of those, I reccomend them. Although, I'm not sure if either of them have piano included. You might want to find a patch list and double check. If you're looking for pianos, Ivory, and NI's Acoustik Piano are both supposed to be really good.

Why don't you have it played by a piano player?? You're in a music school right?

edit: by the way, I didn't notice it at first! the excessive reverb gave it away :wink2:

what made you decide to write a piano sonata?

forlon: I am going to! I write all of my stuff in a sequencer, so I can listen as I write, and then I bounce it to listen to. I still need to convert the sequencer file to a full piano score, and then find a player... but I have to get it recorded for my portfolio to graduate!

cakeface: I'm studying composition in college, and one of the requirements is to write a 3 movement piano sonata. I've had to write 4 small form pieces, a vocal piece, and this sonata. I still have to write a 4 part fugue, and an orchestral piece this semester (including getting the piano sonata recorded)

Im really looking forward to the orchestral piece. A lot more options then solo piano :)

  Kcinsu said:

forlon: I am going to! I write all of my stuff in a sequencer, so I can listen as I write, and then I bounce it to listen to. I still need to convert the sequencer file to a full piano score, and then find a player... but I have to get it recorded for my portfolio to graduate!

 

cakeface: I'm studying composition in college, and one of the requirements is to write a 3 movement piano sonata. I've had to write 4 small form pieces, a vocal piece, and this sonata. I still have to write a 4 part fugue, and an orchestral piece this semester (including getting the piano sonata recorded)

 

Im really looking forward to the orchestral piece. A lot more options then solo piano :)

why didn't I do a course like that

ah, where are you studying?

  cakeface said:

ah, where are you studying?

Berklee College of Music, in Boston. It's mostly known as a jazz school, but it has lots of different stuff, such as classical comp, production, synthesis, music ed, music therapy, music biz etc. Im doing a dual major in synthesis and composition

just listened to these, very nice!

i like the third movement best....

will listen to these again for sure

thanks :)

Yeah, these are good. An actual piano player will make them sound not so rigid and sterile.

The third one is my favorite. Has a good choice of chord tones and whatnot. I do wish it had a little more dynamics, though. Seems like all the notes kind of follow the same pattern and seldomly move from the 16th note pattern.

You should definitely repost them when you have the final recording.

ah yeah, berklee is the bollox for jazz. i'm sure there's one or two players there who wouldn't mind sightreading through it for you.

These are really beautiful...thanks for sharing them......I think they sound fine as-is...the second movement is wonderful.....really nice work!

  cakeface said:

ah yeah, berklee is the bollox for jazz. i'm sure there's one or two players there who wouldn't mind sightreading through it for you.

yeah, its famously a jazz school. too bad I dont like jazz, ha!

Im gonna try to get someone from the conservatory to play it... its been my experience, regardless of the piano players playing skills, most jazz people are bad sight readers.

lo-fi: thanks man!

all nice... the third being my favorite

cheers

not finished listening

but i'm really enjoying this so far

really opens my mind eyes ...thanks you for sharing...

  Forlon said:

Very uplifting and enjoyable! Good stuff dude.

they are called Pianist's :smiling:

by the way, very nice, keep up the good work

i can't download them. have you taken them down or am i being retarded this end?

I can't get them either. Hopefully I'm not retarded too.

Would love to check these out.

damn kcinsu. put them back up.

i wanna hear!