Well, that was a wonderful 8 minutes of my life that was well worth sitting and listening. For an improv session, this sounds very good.
No matter what it is that you choose to do in life, please don't ever stop making music. It would be a sad day if that ever happened.
Keep it up!
~Phyrnna ^_^
Thank you Phyrnna! I've been listening to some of your music recently and love the simple emotional intensity that it has. The melodies are very singable, and that makes for music that people can easily relate to.
Thank you for taking the time to listen. I was a bit concerned people would not listen after the first couple of minutes, but the responses so far have shown otherwise.
Even if I don't pursue music professionally, I think I'll always continue to at least improvise for my own pleasure. Music has been good to me, so I'd like to continue making it. :)
This is beautiful. It really evokes feelings of loss and longing in me. Portraying those feelings like that is something I feel doesn't happen often enough when I listen to music nowdays. The fact this is an improv is amazing as well. I really feel connected to what you're trying to convey in this piece. Beautiful work all around and I'd love to hear more like this in the future.
I'm always hesitant to post improvisations because I feel like I'm cheating. They come so naturally that it feels I'm not giving my audience the hard work they deserve as they give their time to listen. It's strange though, because my improvisation are often just as good or better than my compositions. Maybe it's because my improvs are more emotionally unrestrained?
I'm glad you like this. Your review makes me think that I should go with my strengths and post more improvisations in the future, so thank you very much. :)
Excellent and beautiful work, BD. There's not really anything else I can comment upon except to say that it's great to hear music from you again; especially after the accident. I know that playing the piano, or any instrument, is great therapy for the hands.
Playing piano has definitely been a huge help so far! Even when I had a cast on my hand, I could still use a couple fingers in my left hand, so I was practicing piano with my left hand playing single notes in the bass and my right hand dancing around with melodies. XD
Thanks, and I'm glad you enjoy the piece!
Very well executed sir. But I don't see what's so "Blazing" or "Dragon" about it. Oh, wait, that's your username!
How appropriate, since I'm saying goodbye to lots of people now. It's actually kinda painful to listen to this because I feel like through the music I'm seeing them though an infinitely wide pane of glass. I can see them, but only in shades of grey, and I can't hear them. They can't see or hear me. On their side the sky is bright and sunny and everybody is laughing and enjoying each other, on my side is just stillness and emptiness. But I smile as I see them and remember when I was right there with them, and as I turn around to face what life now holds for me I see a farmhouse that I've never seen before. And I think there are people there that I will meet, that will be my new friends, my family.
Ahahaha, no, definitely not a blazing piece!
Your analogy is beautiful when read with the music, and it perfectly captures the bittersweet aspect of life that I tried to evoke. On one hand, you go through life and have to shoulder the burden of letting certain people go. On the other, a whole world of opportunity is ahead, and the prospect of that can be exhilarating.
To me, life is beautiful largely because of the contrast between joy and sadness. I would much rather have a life of incredible victories and crushing defeats than one of unremarkable, comfortable mediocrity. Hopefully, that idea comes through in the music I write.
Thank you for your review, Krichotomy. I also recall you leaving a notable review for Children's Overture, and I appreciate your remarks.
Hearing the first few bars of this piece, I must say, the title is well-chosen. I would've thought this to be a film score had this not been an improv', but the fact that you improvised this makes it more visceral than ever. Might I add, I almost teared up within the first few bars.
I hear a I - III progression going on rather often, but I think it works well here, because that seems to be a recurring theme for this piece. In addition, you brought elements from what you played early in the piece, later on -- and thus, this could be a piece in its own right. I - III progression aside, I especially enjoy your chord work.
6:41 onwards spelt the definitive moment of 'goodbye', parting ways and looking at photographs and other momentos of the people we spent time with. In fact, this entire piece tells a story.
Thank you for sharing this with us. It was breathtaking.
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review TroisNyx. :')
When I improvise, I make it a goal to not sound like I'm ,well, improvising! While I often do venture into all sorts of directions, I try deciding at the beginning on a motif or chord progression that I can develop. Having those recurring bits, I think, keeps this from being eight minutes of pretty elevator music.
You know, I almost never use I - iii progressions, but I heard one used in a song from Zelda: Link to the Past and totally fell in love with how bittersweet it sounded. I figured I'd attempt to channel that in this improvisation. My technical skills at the piano are actually pretty horrible, but I try to make up for it with nice harmonies and sing-able melodies. XD So I'm glad you enjoyed the chord work.
I LOVE using the upper register of the piano like at 6:41. <3 It seems like even the most simple things can be heart-breakingly beautiful up in that range.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to review. I frequently vacillate regarding whether I should continue pursuing music, but then I get reviews in which people say they hear stories in my compositions. Somehow, hearing that makes all the difference in the world to me, because that's all I really want: to tell stories.