Final Composition (Electric Piano Score)


Throughout the semester in this course, I was fascinated by mechanics of counterpoint and the mathematical nature to it. I had started and abandoned at least five compositions in 3 months, and this final one stuck with me. I wasn't sure what to necessarily compose and I tried several different baroque forms: fugues, passacaglias, chorales, and I even tried a sonata. This (fugue/cannon??) begins with this subject:

The intervals in the first measure start with an F# going to A (Minor Third), A going to E (Perfect Fourth), E going to F# (Major Second), F# to C# (Perfect Fourth). This cycle doesn't have a specific jazzy resemblance, however, the next cycle (that descends) almost mirrors the F- sharp blues scale. C# to C Natural (Minor Second), C Natural to B (Minor Second), B to A (Major Second), A to E (Perfect Fourth), E to F# (Major Second).   

As you can see, four of the notes in the subject resemble the F# minor blues scale, the last to going down to a perfect fourth and then resolving to F#, the tonic of this blues scale.

The red box is the imitation of the subject transposed to the dominant degree. At the same time, I created a countermelody. Its like the reintroduction of subjects provide a baseline for this piece. One major motif consisted of the repetition of sixteenth grace notes. It adds a more jazzy element to the piece. 

Instead of shoving the subject in over and over again, I made sure to add some variation in so that the piece didn't sound too bland or texturally dense. In the highlighted rectangle, I made the subject retrograde. 


Anyways, heres the piece!