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Piano Sonata No. 1, Mvmt ii

February 1, 2013 By Jon Brantingham 4 Comments

Here is the 2nd movement to my first piano sonata. I am trying to finish up this piano sonata soon, because I have put off the last movements for far too long. Gotta keep on keepin’ on.

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    1. Jane Dare

      November 29, 2024 at 4:38 pm

      Did you get the final movement completed? I noticed the last comment was ages ago.
      I am relieved that the second movement was played via the Sibelius Piano program. A live piano player would be better in the transitioning from soft to loud and from heavy to light.
      This is the first step in the free course for me.

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      • Jon Brantingham

        February 8, 2025 at 6:14 am

        Hi Jane,

        I never did compose a 3rd movement, but I probably should. I enjoy playing this one quite a bit on my own, so I’ll try to work up to a real recording of me playing it, but I’d have to practice quite a bit. Sibelius can give you an idea of the piece, but it’s never enough. It really needs human nuance.

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    2. Scott Sena

      September 3, 2013 at 10:27 am

      Hello-
      That was very nice! Just curious- do you use piano software or was it a recording
      from a real piano? It’s so hard to tell anymore! Just curious!
      Thanks,
      Scott

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      • Jon

        September 5, 2013 at 6:54 am

        Hey Scott. Thanks for the compliment. It was just sampled directly from Sibelius’s Piano in Sibelius 7. It gives a pretty decent playback, but I am looking forward to getting a real piano player to record it. I don’t quite have the chops to record it myself on piano although I can work through it.

        Jon

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