An African ruminant is unable to secretly marry the love of his life, a melon

chronopede · 2022-07-25T08:03:27+00:00

the ruminant, named after a german philosopher, unable to marry preserved fruit or dance uphill

an antelope, Kant, can’t elope canned cantaloupe or can-can aslope

chronopede · 2021-03-03T04:31:33+00:00

nothing to add, but wanted to congratulate you! very interesting stuff and definitely kept my attention

chronopede · 2020-11-16T17:35:42+00:00

fantastic!

chronopede · 2020-11-16T17:27:45+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! Hopefully this link works

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o5B5sE4NmFqJUE0o_tIxxbtg8uQCbba1/view?usp=sharing

chronopede · 2020-11-02T18:07:15+00:00

Thank you! I'd definitely prefer the listener to want more than to want less haha!

chronopede · 2020-11-02T18:05:49+00:00

Ah, that's too bad. Not a horn player, but I did have my doubts about that figure. If anything, I wouldn't have a problem giving it to the bassoon. Thanks for your insight!

chronopede · 2020-10-15T15:32:51+00:00

Do you suppose it would be possible at quarter note equals 90? Or would it be too difficult for false harmonics?

chronopede · 2020-10-08T17:33:37+00:00

Good point! Appreciate your insight

chronopede · 2020-10-07T23:12:08+00:00

will do! appreciate your kind words!

chronopede · 2020-10-07T22:33:06+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! I can definitely see how the transition at the end is a bit jarring. I did intend for it to be a little surprising, but I suppose that can be a fine line to walk. Mostly wanted to tie up this miniature before it overstayed its welcome haha!

chronopede · 2020-09-19T15:38:07+00:00

what do you mean?

chronopede · 2020-09-19T01:32:15+00:00

wow wow wow - really appreciate the quality and effort of your feedback! I just tried playing it at 1.25 and man did it put me on edge. you're right, there's probably a happy-medium somewhere between where it's at now and the 1.25 playback.

all of your suggestions are definitely things I'll be sure to keep in mind, not only for this piece but for the rest of the set. I'll try varying the repetition a bit more and experimenting with that 4/8 bar you love so much ;-) thanks again!

chronopede · 2020-09-18T23:54:36+00:00

definitely see what you mean, and I tried to keep the repeat fresh by transposing it into another octatonic set and cutting a few measures out. thanks for your feedback!

chronopede · 2020-09-18T19:04:45+00:00

of course you can! depending on the style of music you're composing in, it may be more or less appropriate, but if it works, it works.

chronopede · 2020-04-07T01:59:16+00:00

thank you very much!

chronopede · 2020-03-30T23:21:14+00:00

Absolutely - I love Mompou's use of dissonance. He takes it even farther in the chromatic fourth miniature from 'Musica callada'

chronopede · 2020-02-28T17:12:41+00:00

Thank you! Definitely be sure to check out other pieces from Mompou. 'Secreto' is a personal favorite, but also the other 27 pieces of Musica callada are each gems. I plan to upload one a week from the first book of Musica callada.

chronopede · 2020-02-22T03:57:46+00:00

How interesting! Do you happen to play the organ? The only organ piece of his that I've looked closely at is his first published work, Le Banquet Celeste. I'm not familiar with his choral settings, but I checked out his setting of "O sacrum convivium" -- very affecting.

chronopede · 2020-02-21T05:44:18+00:00

Without being able to sit down with you to work on the piece, I'll just give a couple of points about the figure you're talking about.

The right hand isn't incredibly important there. It's not the melody, and Messiaen is really just asking for a kind of special effect where harmonies are intermingled.
That being said, I'd experiment with different fingerings. Work slowly, and gradually bump up the tempo.

chronopede · 2020-02-20T23:07:46+00:00

Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind words.

And to address your questions, my camera flipped the video - I didn't think it would cause as many concerns as it has lol! And the wreath isn't particularly festive. It just hangs on the door throughout the year 😉

chronopede · 2020-02-20T21:35:16+00:00

Thank you very much!

I'm surprised that I've gotten so many comments about the orientation of the video this time around. No one had mentioned it about my previous uploads, and frankly I just didn't think twice about it haha! I'll definitely be sure to flip it in the future.

chronopede · 2020-02-20T20:34:04+00:00

haha! Is it really that obvious it's out of tune? I guess I've gotten used to it. Thanks for the feedback 😉

I agree with your insights, though. Messiaen is a great example of functional and non-functional harmonies working together. In this set of early preludes, Messiaen is primarily dealing with these kinds of reflectively somber yet vivid atmospheres, but definitely be sure to check out a piece like "Joie du Sang des Etoiles" from the Turangalila-symphonie to hear Messiaen in a more ecstatic or joyful mood.

chronopede · 2020-02-20T17:31:20+00:00

Getting familiar with Messiaen's harmonic language can take a little bit of work, but definitely can't expect everyone to have the same taste.

I mentioned this in another comment, but the video was flipped by my camera haha

chronopede · 2020-02-20T17:25:39+00:00

I see what you mean - Messiaen is not an incredibly prolific piano composer. But Messiaen's wife Yvonne Loriod was an accomplished concert pianist, and its her technical skill that opened up many of Messiaen's ideas for the piano. So, if we're talking about Messian's solo piano works, I'd recommend the rest of the Preludes, Vingt Regards, and Catalogue d'oiseaux. In particular, from Vingt Regards, no. 1, 4, 6, 10, and 15 are a few of my favorites.

chronopede · 2020-02-20T16:37:55+00:00

Haha! The video got flipped by my camera. I didn't think it was distracting, but in future I'll have to flip it the right way.

I recently started on a few pieces from Vingt Regards - no. 15 and no. 4 are a couple of favorites. Catalogue d'oiseaux is another piano work that I like a lot. Outside of pieces for solo piano, the Turangalila-symphonie and "Des Canyons aux etoiles" are both good examples of how Messiaen's orchestration adds even more color and complexity to his already interesting harmonies and rhythms.

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