I want to share some new music with you this week! Petite Waltz is an original piano solo composed by yours truly. Check it out:
This piece was seriously fun to write. I composed the first minute and a half four years ago, but I set it aside to finish later. However, I never forgot about it – I was just waiting for the right time to pull it back out. And last week I decided to do just that.
So, while composing I was a little stuck with the ending. I wanted to return to the waltz idea, but I wasn’t sure what to write. But the inspiration struck, and here’s how I overcame this dilemma: the return of the waltz theme (minute 2:36-3:34) is the retrograde of the minor section in the first half (minute 0:39-1:21). A retrograde is a musical line played backwards. I’ll admit it’s not a true retrograde – I made a few note changes here and there for a better sound. 🙂
Petite Waltz took less than a morning to compose, and I had so much fun that I decided to record it that day as well. I posted this recording on SoundCloud:
Thanks for reading, and check out some of my other compositions here and here. What inspires you to be creative?
Good job. The piece is nice.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
Very lovely piece! Thank you!
Thank you so much, Amelia!