"A more recent performance (by several days). I record to MIDI and then play that back through Pianoteq.
Thank you Bob for your comments. :)
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Piano solo - Serpentine 1
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen C. Doonan Aug 13. 5 Replies 2 Likes
A piano solo I've been working on for the past few weeks, Serpentine 1.Continue
A Walk in the Park - piano solo
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen C. Doonan Jun 7. 2 Replies 1 Like
--Lighter fare, a more light-hearted piece.Continue
Dark Matter - piano solo
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen C. Doonan Jun 7. 6 Replies 1 Like
Another composition for piano solo. :)Continue
Waltz 1 - piano solo
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gav Brown Jun 13. 19 Replies 1 Like
This 3/4-time piece was composed a few months ago, before the "Waltz 2" I posted yesterday. I'll try to decrease the frequency of posting compositions. :)Waltz…Continue
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Bob Morabito replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Piano solo - Serpentine 1"Really very nicely done--I enjoyed listening to this very much:)
Gav wrote:
"One other note, this struck me as very much in keeping with some of the sounds we are starting to hear coming out of Broadway, a bit more hip and modern sounding than…"
Stephen C. Doonan replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Piano solo - Serpentine 1"Thank you Gav and Ingo for your kind comments.
I’m a little hard to satisfy with regard to my own compositions and feel the piece is a little rough around the edges and could use more development, but that’s where it stands now.
Thank…"
Gav Brown replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Piano solo - Serpentine 1"Hi Stephen, I think this piece is quite good! A good rollicking rolling central riff, memorable and satisfying to the ear, that composed-by-a-pianist quality that I have noted in your other works, and exciting variances and changes which keep it…"
Ingo Lee replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Piano solo - Serpentine 1"Hi Stephen, I enjoyed your piece, you have a good command of the jazz idiom. It has an appealing melody and interesting harmony.
The video is very interesting, the piano software in action with bamboo art background, cool…"
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A piano solo I've been working on for the past few weeks, Serpentine 1.See More
Gav Brown replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo"This thread should be about Stephen's work and nothing else. If it continues as is, it will be closed."
Bob Morabito replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo"In the future speaking for myself I would appreciate much clearer references, other than "one great composer said something to another great composer about some great work." Thanks--this extreme vagueness is one of the reasons I feel…"
Bob Morabito replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo"I said I can't remember, but you clearly don't believe me..so what, I have no reason to make things up.
Im sorry I dont understand..you wont provide anything to make your statements clearer?
It couldnt be any more nebulous, and how can it…"
Mike Hewer replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo"I said I can't remember, but you clearly don't believe me..so what, I have no reason to make things up.
My advice to this forum is professional advice, like it or lump it, are your google searches?"
Bob Morabito replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo""Well Bob these words where written by a world famous composer about another world famous composers wonderful music,"
A little clarity is more than needed here I would think. Everything is so vague..thanks.
For example:
"these words…"
Stephen C. Doonan replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion A Walk in the Park - piano solo"Thanks, Lawrence. To put it one way, the parts and pieces of this composition came fairly spontaneously and easily but more or less just floated around in my psyche or under my fingers in a disjointed way while I waited to see how or whether they…"
Lawrence Aurich replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion A Walk in the Park - piano solo"Very nice, mellow and jazzy, and pretty pictures too. Do you write a score or is it mostly improve? Seems like you would have a chord chart to know where you are going."
Stephen C. Doonan replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo"Well Bob these words where written by a world famous composer about another world famous composers wonderful music, but hey what do they know eh? oh...that is apart from writing GREAT music....
I’m grateful for your comments, Mike, and…"
Stephen C. Doonan replied to Emily Bond's discussion Elements Contest Pieces"Or as an alternative, MuseScore (free, for Mac, Windows or Linux)— http://MuseScore.org/"
Emily Bond replied to Stephen C. Doonan's discussion Waltz 1 - piano solo"Beautiful, expressive work! I vote with staying in the flow, "letting" unexpected things happen. Discipline can have a negative connotation, because one of it's synonyms is "punishment." But if it means…"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- jazz or so-called "modern classical"
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not Yet
- Where do you live?
- New Mexico, US
- About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
- I learned piano as a child, and became interested in expressing my own creativity in music composition as a teen. Although I performed in musical groups in my 20s and 30s, a partially disabling cancer caused me to focus more or composition than on performance.
I live in New Mexico, US.
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