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Piano solo improvisations

Advanced piano solo improvisations

1. Listening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Music analysis

 

 

a. Structure

 

Theme exposure                     page 1 à 4 ( mes. 10 )

1st   variation                            page 4 ( mes. 10 ) à 6 ( mes. 10 )

2nd variation                            page 6 ( mes. 10 ) à 9 ( mes. 8 )

3rd variation                             page 9 ( mes. 8 ) à 11 ( mes. 2 )

4th variation                             page 11 ( mes. 2 ) à fin ( Coda )

 

This piece is divided into 5 parts, a theme exposure followed by 4 variations in which improvisations are developped.

 

 

b. Theme

 

Based on a 3 note cell ( E - G - A ), this "ballad" melody includes a second element on page 13
( mes. 8 ), and gives a feeling of solitude.

 

 

c. le-rythme

 

This ballad has no fixed tempo and allows a free motion, punctuated by different improvised colors.

 

 

d. Harmony

 

From the first bars, we can feel a modal D dorian color where the F major chord is a substitution of the D minor chord.

 

However, the piece remains tonal because of the presence of the A dominant 7th chord on page 1
( bar 9 ), but oscillating  between the  D minor and C major chord which concludes each variation, and the coda of the piece on a G b ( tritonic substitution of C ).

 

The other coloristic element is the chord progression, with bass notes progressing by steps of second :  F - E - F - G - A, very common to modal progressions.

 

 

d. Improvisation

 

As said before, the improvisation have a color function as well as a punctuation function
( Eg. page 2 / bars. 4 and 5, or page 5 ).

 

The scales are mainly based on the diminished modes ( Eg. page 10 / bar. 7 ), or on the ancient modes ( Eg.  F# lydian, page 2 / bars 4 and 5 ).

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