Purple Rhapsody
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On The Piano Cloud - a duet
Hi, https://soundcloud.com/pu...ody/on-the-piano-cloud I composed a piano duet a couple of months ago and started transcribing it for someone else to play with me... but didn't manage to transcribe it in time for the other person to play it and so I recorded it myself! Playing a duet with myself was very difficult without it sounding too mechanical so hopefully I've managed to retain the amount of emotion I put into my solo piano music. This is the first track from my next piano album (called Interludes and Epiphanies) - I had every intention of releasing an album of 'orchestra/piano/rock fusion' this year (and I may still) but my muse has been directing me down a path of 'pure piano' recently and so I've got an album of piano music coming along instead! I hope you enjoy it - any advice on how to master similar tracks in future (with such highs and lows in them!) are most welcome. Cheers, Terry.
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/18 21:43:34
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Terry, you are an amazing artist - this is simply beautiful. Such a great recording.
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/18 22:28:17
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Now THAT is what I call a fun wave form! Great sounding tune!
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/18 23:38:11
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Very lovely piano piece and very nicely done. Great composition and a nice production. Great work.
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/19 02:15:29
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This is a dramatic piece of work Terry. The performance is incredible.
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Purple Rhapsody
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/19 13:24:39
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Wow - thanks for such positive replies guys. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.
Mark - Thanks!
Scott - I abhor flat waveforms, this one does have a pleasing variation in it! ;-)
John - thanks, much appreciated
Shad - thanks! Although the performance would have been better if I hadn't had to play in exact time to a metronome for most of it...
Thanks again to everyone that's listened so far.
Cheers,
Terry.
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/19 23:44:28
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Heheh, I know the feeling. It is not easy to play with yourself... errr... wait.. that does not sound good... Robby will jump all over that... um... to be both or all performers on a song.  Maybe try to make the 'metronome' more natural sounding by using a humanized click track next time.
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UltimateMusicSnob
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/29 12:39:06
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Just in case anyone's interested, this is an *actual* rhapsody that 'Purple Rhapsody' has composed here: "a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations."
Highly effective use of the form!
I'm actually most intrigued by the live performance potential here. If there's any chance you can get the second pianist on board, one way to approach it would be as blending composition and improvisation.
Once both of you know the framework inside and out, you can start to take off on it, each one introducing a new wrinkle on the spot, and following the other's ideas as well.
This could be a VERY dramatic live duet!
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/29 14:34:37
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Very impressive performance/production... Great work...
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/29 14:43:16
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Very nice playing and composition, almost a pop tune in spots. catchy. Terry. - Daryl
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Purple Rhapsody
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/29 16:05:24
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I thought this thread had gone the way of most that disappear off the first page... thanks for reviving it!
UltimateMusicalSnob - I try not to limit myself to standard classical music structuring (although a lot of my solo piano pieces are simply A-B-A) so most are probably rhapsodies, impromptus, or some other classical euphemism for 'free-form'. I'm chuffed that you like it and I would _love_ to play it live but as I've only played one concert in 25 years it may have to wait a while ;-)
Frank - thanks, glad you like it!
Daryl - almost a pop tune... well, I thought that myself. There are two ways I'm thinking of developing this, one is with drums, bass, rhythm, and lead guitar - the other is with a beat and multi-layered cellos (a la Piano Guys). Then again, perhaps I'll leave it as it is! Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for listening!
Cheers,
Terry.
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Janet
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/29 22:58:43
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The first two minutes remind me of Jon Schmidt. I've always loved piano duets, since listening to Ferrante & Teicher records when I was a kid. Having four hands on the piano (or two pianos) makes it sound so much more full and fun. LOVE the part that starts at 5:30! :) This would be SO much fun to play! Mechanical sounding?! Are you kidding me??!!! :)
Anyway, another brilliant piece from you. When I need inspiration, I often come back to listen to some of your pieces.
Now that you've played it, you'll have it transcribed, right? Or is it just plain ol' too much editing, getting the hands in the right staves and all that jazz?
Anyway, so glad I stopped by for a minute. Wonderful! :) Encore!
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/04/30 10:59:32
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I didn't notice anything missing as a result of playing both parts yourself. Enjoyed the listen and "feel" of this tune. It did seem a little loud even turned below halfway. I'm no expert in mixing piano music so maybe this is the norm. I think I was expecting a more laid back mix with piano, my expectations could just be wacky. I have a few mixes that are the same way but it's too late to go back and correct them now.
Great playing!
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ATS
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/05/01 19:42:16
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piano had always been my favorite instrument. This was just beautiful to listen to!!! And nice to see a waveform on sound cloud that is not just one big block lol, I like hearing all the dynamic changes in this, wouldn't be the same without them.
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Purple Rhapsody
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Re:On The Piano Cloud - a duet
2013/05/02 04:00:22
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Janet - yes, you'd think I'd have it transcribed... but I haven't. I've got all the midi notes split into the 2 players and they're all quantised but splitting each player's left and right hands was a gruelling task. I started it and 4 hours later was only 1 minute into the piece so I stopped. Lazy? Yes!
Starise - I'm not sure what you mean. I kept the dynamic range as best I could to have the maximum volume at -0.1dB and used a small amount of compression/limiting to make the quietest parts more audible. The piano is such a dynamic instrument and when you've got 4 hands playing the loudest parts together then it is going to get loud! Really glad you enjoyed the music though regardless of volume!
ATS - thanks! Glad you enjoyed the music and the dynamic range!
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