Using most of my time on the Kickstarter I am planning with @nevies, I still often goes to the piano to rest my head and then stir up my thoughts with the latest compositional problem - I have called this piece - Anakronos - and used endless hours trying to understand how it is put together from a musical analysis angle. Not the best way to rest your head.
The melody moves upwards in whole and half steps revolving around F minor, that is until it surprisingly ends in C major. In the end I have decided that it has its tonic in C minor, but to be honest I am not sure at all. Lots of modulations confusing me so maybe it is some sort of chromatic chord progression.
I have posted it here in the classical music community as it does resemble that tradition.
You can hear me playing it here in a not too perfect version: https://eurobeast.dk/misc/Melodi_5.mp4
And here's the pdf if anyone wants to give it a try: https://eurobeast.dk/misc/Anakronos.pdf
It reminds me of the tension between simultaneity and sequence in Shevek of Anarres' temporal theory; the part where he hasn't written it yet (The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin). I guess an arpeggio (particularly one where the notes are sustained) is a play/tension on the simultaneity of chords vs. the sequential melody of sounding the notes one by one. Harmonically, more than one key is there at the same time, it seems.
I am flattered that you think of something as complex and rich as Ursula LeGuin :) There's definitely more than one key in the tune, and it is probably because I at one point realised that the melody moved towards touching every note in an octave and then made it my project to let it do exactly that, from C to C.
I miss playing the keyboard. A few weeks ago I discovered a nice piano in an abandoned pub and was dismayed when I couldn't remember one single tune. After pounding out a few chords, I gave up before the neighbours called the cops.
Well, a pub crowd can be a bit hard I guess. Maybe if they put up an old Yamaha keyboard instead of all those ancient pianos it would be a bit easier. Then people could do the one finger synth pop themes from the eighties and get more direct access to the hazy brains.
I was sitting at the piano (as I do a lot these days when the need for useless activity comes over me) and started playing this fine theme from a British TV show from the eighties. Can't say I remember much about the actual show, but the simple song stuck...
I really like it. Music theory only tells you what is going on. It does not necessarily tell you if a piece sounds good. You can throw in some 'wrong' notes to get the effects you want.
No, that is true. There's no right or wrong in music theory - so I start by making it up and then when I write down the piece I have to find a key and then I have to analyse my own thoughts which is the best way I can come up with to learn about the mechanics behind it all. This one puzzles me, but it probably wont puzzle more knowledgable people :)
I once met a composer who told me 'I just take my pencil for a walk across the page'!
:) yes. I just sit at the piano and tries all sort of things, and then I write it down afterwards as best I can.
Great work man, I loved its epic mood, feels great, and it has a mysterious feeling in its notes.
Thanks :)
I love this melody, a lot of feeling in there!
True. It feels calming listening to thi piece.
Thanks :)
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