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StudioDave · Post by **StudioDave** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:32 pm

https://soundcloud.com/davephillips69/t ... hout-words

Fairly straightforward music for the sound of a piano (actually Modartt's Pianoteq 5), composed with no regard for real piano technique. See the SC notes for more detail, but in truth these pieces are not especially difficult to hear.

I hope you enjoy these songs. Comments are welcome, of course.

Best regards,

Dave Phillips

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:04 am

Really like the first one. Cool jazzy chords and nice little licks.
The second one has some nice harmonic changes.
Well done!

Heavenly Sounds · Post by **Heavenly Sounds** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 6:49 am

Nice compositions!

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:30 am

no words needed

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:19 pm

The first one is more familiar harmonic territory to me and more sensual so I prefer that. The beginning is kind of latter-day Scriabin.
I must say though that most things such as in #2 or the other piano thing are kind of alien, or can't be easily related to many things if at all. So that's doing something, there is no predicting the next change, a steady stream of "WHAT?" Very different.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:38 pm

very nice, an almost lazy jazz feel to them, for me

Second Skin · Post by **Second Skin** » Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:19 pm

My only complaint is during the first song the higher register is a touch too dry and sounds like it isn't coming from the same piano.
I enjoyed both pieces, very well done.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:58 am

This was a very pleasant late-night listen. I though both parts managed to incorporate unexpected melodic and harmonic changes, whilst remaining relaxed and pleasing to the ear. I could imagine this being played in the piano-bar of an upmarket hotel in any European capital city east of Prague in the latter part of the 20th century.

Good work

StudioDave · Post by **StudioDave** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:10 pm

My thanks & appreciation to all respondents. Some remarks/replies :

@jancivil -

The first one is more familiar harmonic territory to me and more sensual so I prefer that. The beginning is kind of latter-day Scriabin.

I can live with that.

Funny thing, I was pretty sure no-one would care much for the first piece. I like it too, but sometimes I hear it lean a bit too close to the banal.

I must say though that most things such as in #2 or the other piano thing are kind of alien, or can't be easily related to many things if at all. So that's doing something, there is no predicting the next change, a steady stream of "WHAT?" Very different.

The harmony of the first piece retains a sense of directed root movement. That's less so for the second song and the Dialogs, which are essentially linear, i.e. the harmonic movement is often the result of the melodic direction, with "melody" understood rather broadly there. The Dialogs follow a harmonic plan, but root movement is not a close consideration.

@seismic1 -

I could imagine this being played in the piano-bar of an upmarket hotel in any European capital city east of Prague in the latter part of the 20th century.

You and Jan have me pegged. I'm a sucker for Schoenberg's early atonal things, especially Erwartung and the Six Little Pieces For Piano. I also admire Stefan Wolpe's piano works, I sequenced a batch of his work "back in the day". Ditto Scriabin.

Again, my thanks to everyone who listened. Time is too short, I am grateful that you all took some to check out my music. Gratias multas ago vobis.

Best regards,

dp

Two Songs Without Words