Spinning on…

After a satisfying steak, potato, and beer dinner, some more music spun out of my head beneath a slow summer sunset. A fine compensation for a long day at work; it's not much, but it is relaxing and enjoyable to write.

Slow Movement?

This started as an extension of the second subject, then was influenced by the weekend weather (hot and slow). It may end up on its own, since it has impressionistic qualities that seem to clash with the sonata movement and its more-or-less classical style (except for the syncopation). Since there isn’t a plan for this movement all laid out in mind or on paper, I just have to see where it goes.

Here is the end of the first movement. The only addition is the last three bars. The mp3 has been updated. Now on to a slow movement.

The Recapitulation

I return with the recapitulation, at least a big chunk of it. The transition between the first subject and the syncopation touches G but stays in C major. That took a while to work out so it sounded smooth. The syncopation section has more G major flavor, then it diverts back to C major for the second subject, which is transposed up to C major with no additional changes until bar 158. Here the coda begins, so far based on the syncopation. A revised MP3 is here (it also includes some articulation changes in the development, of which there will be more).

A Complete Development

Being a hobby, there are occasional periods of time when other demands (like work) push composing off to the side for several days. This will be an oasis post; the next one will be a couple of weeks from now. So it goes.

I’ve worked my way through the development to the beginning of the recapitulation. Also, I’ve posted a MP3 file here. There are no notes smaller than a sixteenth, I don’t know why, but there it is. And the development hasn’t got any syncopation in it. Maybe it will be best used in the coda.