The keyboard has essentially become the center piece of western classical music. It is supposed to be every composers best friend. The perfect instrument.
Since I play guitar and am a very poor pianist, it is a challenge for me to write good flowing music that fits onto a keyboard. It is a completely different way of thinking. Two hands which have many possibilities.
I started listening and examining scores from great keyboard composers from the past. I took ideas and passages that I liked and modified them to make them my own. Most notably
- Scarlatti - K. 14 in G Major
- Chopin - Prelude No. 15 Op. 28
- Rachmaninoff Etude - Tableaux Op.33 No.2
- Liszt - Three Concert Etudes S.144 No.3 "Un Sospiro"
- Scriabin - Vers la flamme, Op.72
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This is very interesting! I would be very interested to learn more about what exactly you took from the listed compositions, and how you adopted those passages for your own use.
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