It certainly has a baroque feel to it, but it doesn't sound like an imitation of any one particular baroque composer. I think that you have captured the style of the period but put your own flare into it. Well done. I bought the book and I am eagerly anticipating its arrival. I shall prepare these pieces as postludes for next advent.
In fact I do not totally agree with you. For //5th between bars 2 & 3, the first 5th is diminished.
Did you noticed that this piece is written to be played WITH or WITHOUT the pedal. In any case we have a music with a correct bass. Have you ever tryed composing something like that. A piece where you can remove the bass and in which the tenor part becomes the new bass. It is not easy and you must accept son non-respect of some rules.
About 6th chords resolving, it belongs to my style. JPaul
I know that the first 5th is diminuished - relating to old contrapunctum rules it makes it worse: never trespass from diminuished 5th to normal 5ths but feel free to go from normal 5ths to diminuished 5ths.
And yes, I have tried composing like this ever since.
I started in baroque style when I was 14, or so. My first piano piece when I was 9 (or 8... never mind) Sometimes I wrote a fugue for exercising or I improvised it.
Very interesting what you wrote. You certainly do not know, but I have only studied solfegio. I learned composing by myself reading many books but I cannot remmber all the rules I have read and I do not mind. I write as I feel, often with a baroque spirit but without following some rules. This is my style. Some peoples like it, play it and ask more music. I have made many friends like this and fo me it is more important than respecting the rules of our old masters.
This is a very pleasant piece, and as an old (76 yrs)organ fan, I am trymg my best to piece itr out on a MIDI Hauptwerk setup. Unfortunately, the only thing I play well is a phonograph, so ..thank you for giving me this to work on!
Jean-Paul,
It certainly has a baroque feel to it, but it doesn't sound like an imitation of any one particular baroque composer. I think that you have captured the style of the period but put your own flare into it. Well done. I bought the book and I am eagerly anticipating its arrival. I shall prepare these pieces as postludes for next advent.
- Martin
hartleymartin 2 months ago
Merci pour ces compositions.Je suis un 'jeune' débutant de 65 ans sur l'orgue et je travaille sur vos partitions.
Roger
franchute63 1 year ago
Beautiful work...
GKesik 1 year ago
It sounds beautiful to me.
greyhoundfriend123 1 year ago
Dear Sir,
it sounds like baroque style.
But I stumbled on some weak points in style baroque composers would never have done, f.e.:
A lot of 5th parallels between tenor and alto, beginning in bar 2 to 3, then in bar 4 to 5 and so on.
Later you even set octave parallels between egding voices(!).
You did not solve many 6-accords into the ground accords, f.e. in bar 4.
A baroque resolution could be:
alto stays on g till the next bar, tenor goes diatonically e, f, g, a and enters bb in bar 5.
ReginhardVonBaasem 2 years ago
In fact I do not totally agree with you. For //5th between bars 2 & 3, the first 5th is diminished.
Did you noticed that this piece is written to be played WITH or WITHOUT the pedal. In any case we have a music with a correct bass. Have you ever tryed composing something like that. A piece where you can remove the bass and in which the tenor part becomes the new bass. It is not easy and you must accept son non-respect of some rules.
About 6th chords resolving, it belongs to my style. JPaul
organcomposer 2 years ago
Dear Jean Paul,
I know that the first 5th is diminuished - relating to old contrapunctum rules it makes it worse: never trespass from diminuished 5th to normal 5ths but feel free to go from normal 5ths to diminuished 5ths.
And yes, I have tried composing like this ever since.
I started in baroque style when I was 14, or so. My first piano piece when I was 9 (or 8... never mind) Sometimes I wrote a fugue for exercising or I improvised it.
All that was not my question:-)
Again, no harm meant
ReginhardVonBaasem 2 years ago
(continued)
Moreover in bar 5 a baroque composer would let the alto answer f, e, d, c and alto stays on c in the next bar.
So beginns bar 6 with c in alto, the 3rd in this 6-accord is not be doubled - the 6-accord is correct.
So, my question is:
You have written close enough to baroque style but you obviosly do not write stylish.
Are You on a way to find a new style, something like Neobarock?
With best regards, Reginhard von Baasem.
ReginhardVonBaasem 2 years ago
Hi Reginhard.
Very interesting what you wrote. You certainly do not know, but I have only studied solfegio. I learned composing by myself reading many books but I cannot remmber all the rules I have read and I do not mind. I write as I feel, often with a baroque spirit but without following some rules. This is my style. Some peoples like it, play it and ask more music. I have made many friends like this and fo me it is more important than respecting the rules of our old masters.
Jean-Paul
organcomposer 2 years ago
Dear Jean-Paul, no offence meant :-)
ReginhardVonBaasem 2 years ago
Do not worry, I do not feel offenced at all.
I really appreciate comments like yours, they will allow me to write better music.
friendly.
J-Paul
organcomposer 2 years ago
very touching, beautiful composition 5*
pligana 2 years ago
This is a very pleasant piece, and as an old (76 yrs)organ fan, I am trymg my best to piece itr out on a MIDI Hauptwerk setup. Unfortunately, the only thing I play well is a phonograph, so ..thank you for giving me this to work on!
ebenasire 2 years ago
@ebenasire Thanks
Give me your e-mail address and I will offer the score to you.
Jean-Paul
organcomposer 2 years ago