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Matt S (matthewschwartz)
06-08-2008, 08:44 AM
An odd name, I'm sure, but essentially this is a simple, melodic jazz tune evocative of the cool, laid-back night. Not exactly Chopin, but I think it's pretty fun nonetheless.

This was my first and so far only jazz composition, but it was very fun to write, and I'd love to develop this into a longer piece!

Scored for:
- Piano
- Acoustic guitar
- Upright bass
- Percussion

Well, here's the actual music:

Jazz Nocturne in C major (http://www.zshare.net/audio/132406140d654f42/)

Thanks for checking this out. I look forward to receiving your feedback/comments/criticism. http://www.notation.com/discus/clipart/happy.gif

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Sherry Crann (sherry)
06-08-2008, 08:11 PM
Howdy Matt,

This was a fun piece to listen to. Evocative of jazz, without being any stereotypic type. I'd love to hear you develop this into a longer piece, perhaps by extending the band from a quartet to more instruments?

I enjoyed the hand-percussion you used rather than the standard jazz kit. This was a very good example of "less is more", from the standpoint that you laid a good rhythmic foundation with a more minimal approach. As a bass player myself, it bothers me to no end when someone goes over-board with the drums. Your drum line easily lends itself to locking-in with for playing a groove, which your double-bass does nicely!

I did hear a few hiccups, but I think it may be the playback of the file rather than the music itself. Would you be willing to share your .not file with us?

The ending took me a bit by surprise, though, as the piece took on an almost "Canon in D" (to my ears) flavor - interesting twist!

I'll be very interested to hear this as it grows. Great job!

ttfn,
Sherry

Matt S (matthewschwartz)
06-08-2008, 08:55 PM
Hey Sherry,

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked the percussion. Your paragraph about the drums/bass dynamic was actually exactly what I was going for, and to be honest I'm quite surprised by how perfectly you nailed the concept. :D

Yeah, the hiccup is due to my computer's poor RAM. ^^

Glad you liked the ending - I decided to extend the minimalist approach to the very end. ^_^

I'd like to extend this to maybe a full-scale jazz quartet concerto, though I'll probably save this endeavor for when I get some more jazz-oriented compositional ideas.

Anyways, thanks again for the comments! Always appreciated.