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Hello again. As I previously stated, I primarily compose music for strings orchestra. However, I am a big fan of improvisation and I've taken piano lessons for most of the last 11 years (ending recently); I consistently improvise on the piano when I'm bored or overwhelmed in some way. While I'm not particularly good at the piano despite playing a lot, I think that the pieces I compose on it are somewhat interesting. They take a fairly long time though, because a few of the rhythms I used were unusual and needed to be changed a bit. Over the summer, I wrote down 2 sonatas and started a third one (next music blog, it's a very fun piece!)
The first sonata I wrote is not exactly complete because I divided it up into three separate parts, each with three movements. I have not started the second part yet, although I have a pretty good idea of what the other two parts will be like.
The first two movements have a fairly repetitive bass line that tie into the chords being played on the right hand. The third movement is a bit different, mostly because I had difficulty deciding on what the theme would be. The first two were a lot easier to write down.
If you only have 10 minutes and not 20 to listen to music for some reason, I recommend this piece over the other as it's more interesting.
https://soundcloud.com/the_templar/01-sonata-1a
The other piece is a lot less chaotic/crazy and much slower. I tried to imitate hurricane-like weather by building up, having a bit of calm in the center, and eventually winding down after the storm passed. It might have made the piece a bit boring in places though. This piece is also three movements.
https://soundcloud.com/the_templar/sonata-2
Note: These are played with sibelius playback.
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+ Show Spoiler +I composed more music, please click on the soundcloud links and listen (and read the blog while you're listening because the music is long and this blog is short)
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Man... if only you had a better patch (or even better, a proper micing or your piano) it would've sounded so much better. I'm hearing so much lost potential 
The increase in speed at 4:17 of sonata A wasn't controlled properly. When you increased the speed the second time around 5:30 it was much better
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On August 16 2014 16:20 JieXian wrote:
The increase in speed at 4:17 of sonata A wasn't controlled properly. When you increased the speed the second time around 5:30 it was much better
That's unfortunately the fault of the playback. :\
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I don't think you understood how TL;DR works.
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Damn dude that sounded nice! I really liked Sonata A a lot, all three parts were very nice, and I don't know why you don't think you're that good at piano! I'm assuming you played the parts all the way through start to finish? Because it sounds great nonetheless, even though there are some slip-ups throughout, which I'm sure you're aware of.
I'll keep this in mind for when I get back to playing video games in a few weeks, it's nice chill/chaotic pieces like this that I love to get into while I play. Thanks!
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On August 16 2014 22:43 HaRuHi wrote:
I don't think you understood how TL;DR works.
TL;DR= Too long didn' t read. if the thing is too long then add some short index basically explaning what it is about.
I enjoyed your music. Its filled with a lot of different emotions and it makes me feel and resonates;
Personally i would add some vocals to the sonata 2 to support the piano. It would be even more attractive to the ear imo.
Thanx for sharing your music 
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On August 16 2014 23:22 vult wrote:
Damn dude that sounded nice! I really liked Sonata A a lot, all three parts were very nice, and I don't know why you don't think you're that good at piano! I'm assuming you played the parts all the way through start to finish? Because it sounds great nonetheless, even though there are some slip-ups throughout, which I'm sure you're aware of.
I'll keep this in mind for when I get back to playing video games in a few weeks, it's nice chill/chaotic pieces like this that I love to get into while I play. Thanks!
I used a computer program to play it back; when I play it on the piano there are like 1-2 big mistakes per movement 
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On August 16 2014 20:15 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2014 16:20 JieXian wrote:
The increase in speed at 4:17 of sonata A wasn't controlled properly. When you increased the speed the second time around 5:30 it was much better That's unfortunately the fault of the playback. :\
I've never used Sibelius before but if it cannot capture what you played properly then Sibelius is a bad program for you. I personally use Ableton and it will never have this problem. Moreover, the piano patch that comes with it would make it sound so much better. You should be able to export the midi from Sibelius into Ableton.
It's the little things that are holding you back imo. I think even a modern smartphone micing your piano would do so much better in capturing your dynamics, because Sibelius is making you sound terrible compared to your actual ability. I mean if i were to stand beside you while you were playing a normal piano I'm sure it would've been so much better.
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On August 16 2014 20:15 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2014 16:20 JieXian wrote:
The increase in speed at 4:17 of sonata A wasn't controlled properly. When you increased the speed the second time around 5:30 it was much better That's unfortunately the fault of the playback. :\
The fault in our playback, a new book by the The_Templar.
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