Before I sat down to begin notating this piece, I started warming up my creativity by playing around with a few ideas on the piano. Usually these ideas are just a few basic chord structures that have been running around my head. Not only did I have an bit of a structure, but I also have a bit of a visual tonight.
When I hear this new melody, I envision a grand piano in the middle of a tall grass prairie. At this piano sits a young man dressed in the nicest tux, almost like he is ready to perform a concert at Carnegie Hall. As he begins the piece the moon slowly starts to rise, yet hides like a bashful child. As he becomes more comfortable with the feeling of the piano, the moon starts to soar across the sky and almost seems to dance as the emotions fill the prairie with a sense of a homey feel (even though the piece is in C minor). The piece comes to a close and the moon begins to fade, the performer is now becoming familiar with what is now the end of his piece.
When I hear this new melody, I envision a grand piano in the middle of a tall grass prairie. At this piano sits a young man dressed in the nicest tux, almost like he is ready to perform a concert at Carnegie Hall. As he begins the piece the moon slowly starts to rise, yet hides like a bashful child. As he becomes more comfortable with the feeling of the piano, the moon starts to soar across the sky and almost seems to dance as the emotions fill the prairie with a sense of a homey feel (even though the piece is in C minor). The piece comes to a close and the moon begins to fade, the performer is now becoming familiar with what is now the end of his piece.
Even though this is a single line melody, if you really close your eyes and listen, you can hear the structure of a symphony.
What do you see or hear when you listen to this melody? Can you think of any other pieces that fill with with similar emotions?
-Wesley M. McComb
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