An Essay for Solo Piano
In Three Short Paragraphs
An Essay for Solo Piano is a collection of short pieces originally written as composition exercises and assignments for my undergraduate composition degree.
The first piece in this collection, Two and Three, has a conflicting jazzy dance-ish feel, represented by a few dissonant chords and triplets being played over eighth notes. It also has an atypical ending in a dark, chromatic cadence.
The second piece, In Four Notes, is a dark journey through dissonant chords and a travelling melody that only uses four notes, D-A-C-and E flat. This piece is a quasi-tonal journey through a dissonant group of notes, really seeing how much the piano can do with very little information.
The final piece, Walking, is characterized by the walking bass-line throughout the entire piece in the left hand of the piano. This has more of a swing feel than the first piece, as it uses moderate swing rather than just triplet rhythms.
Performed by Abbey Brodnick 11/21/19
© 2019 Adam Cole
Performed by Abbey Brodnick 11/21/19
© 2019 Adam Cole
Performed by Abbey Brodnick 11/21/19
© 2019 Adam Cole
A Collection of Short Pieces: Two and Three, In Four Notes, and Walking.
Scored for Solo Piano.
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