Prelude 17 from Writer's Block Exercise, in A major

beats to make the harmonies and melodies work...it was quite arbitrary. At some stage I realised that the rhythmic effects could be exploited, and I started to play with 5/4... The first pieces were quite awful...but I persisted: I tapped out 5-rhythms wherever I went; people watching me driving must have thought I was crazy. Eventually I developed a feel for it...and you can see these pieces are quite natural: www.youtube.com and www.youtube.com But 7/4 or 7/8 is more problematic (for ...
Author: hermantulleken2; Tags: original composition prelude piano


















