Minimalism Improv (Piano)
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- Rated 4.27 / 5 stars
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- 276 Plays | 23 Downloads
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- Genres:
- Solo Instrument
- piano
- live
- improv
- minimalism
Author Comments
Not 100% improv as I had some basic idea of what I wanted to do, but most of it is just played from the top of my head.
A couple of really obvious mistakes, but unfortunately you can't really record a second take of improv.
All played live in one recording
Fun fact: The ending is pretty abrupt because I was smiling so hard at the last part of the song that I couldn't concentrate enough to go on.
I really like the last couple measures and will probably go on to write something based around them.
Criticism always welcome.
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Reviews
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars April 9, 2013
Pretty good. Yes the last measures were really taking off from the starting idea and were very developed, a song based on that would be great. This improv session seems like a great start to a nice minimalist piece, though I do think the left hand could use some extra spice somehow. Perhaps even more tempo fluctuation would be great, and some more less-obvious dynamic changes. Also, I can't quite tell if you're using pedal or not...but I think it sounds flat and would benefit from either more defined pedal or more reverb. Of course, this is just a quick improv done in one take, so I guess these are just things to think about for the constructed piece. Yeah overall, a nice minimalist start. Nice work!
Great review! Reviews like this are especially useful considering I am self taught and know pretty much nothing about the complexities of music, so reviews like this make me think about things I never would have thought about otherwise. I definitely agree about the left hand needing extra spice. I already have a million ideas on how to add to it.
I definitely am using the pedal, but I agree that it sounds a bit flat. Not sure whether it's due to me not using the pedal very well or just something to do with the recording. I will definitely experiment with things like reverb to try to create a more defined sound.
Thanks for the great review! I will definitely think about your points whenever I start writing the actual piece.