Prelude - A Japanese Cowboy In Paris (Piano Solo)
My first score written with 'Musescore'. I often follow this piece with a Gymnopedie that I wrote separately.
The original of this song was all on the white keys and was called "A Japanese Cowboy in Texas' (this was my piano teacher's remark when I first played it for him); I added a strategically placed sharp in a few places to give it a bit of a Frecnh Impressionist glow. ;-)
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Hi. Are you the composer?
In reply to Hi. Are you the composer? by xavierjazz
Yes, I am the composer.
I wrote probably a few dozen pieces of music back in the 90's & I've been using Musescore to transcribe my old, smudged pencil copies into something more readable. :-)
Consider posting your score as a MuseScore file since this is a MuseScore forum and your score will otherwise only really resonate with pianists and those who can sight-read.
In reply to Post the MuseScore file, please. by underquark
Sure!
In reply to Sure! by Kamibambiraptor
Hi -
I really like this piece. I keep listening to it from time to time. Thanks for sharing it.
When will we see Gymnopodie #3 ? :-)
Fifist
In reply to Really like this one by Fifist
Hello,
I'm glad to hear that you like this piece & enjoy listening to it even though you must only be hearing a MIDI version. I'll be posting the Gymnopodie as a separate thread shortly; in the meantime, here is a link to a performance of 'Japanese Cowboy' (should be better than the MIDI as it's played on a Bosendorfer. ;-) :-) ).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YducC50GTk
Let's see if I can upload an MP3....no I can't.... but here's a link to another site where I have the MP3 posted (along with the Gymnopodie & some others). :-)
https://soundcloud.com/kamibambiraptor
In reply to Gymnopodie #3 by Kamibambiraptor
I heard the YourTub version of this.
The ending. I wasn't sure what to do with it at first. It was so different from the rest of the harmony. Then you had it sound again, just as dissonant. So, I'm trying to figure out what to do with this chord, and before I get too far, you resolve the dissonance / ambiguity with the final chord. I liked it, though I didn't see it coming at all.
I liked the rest of it. Definitely fit the nature scenes. I think the "feel" created by those images is closer to what's happening in the song than your instructor's (albeit interesting) title.