Minimalist Piano pieces? Help!

[vickye]

Hey Mazz,Thanks for listening...I had a feeling it was a stretch.Oh, and did you have a birthday?? Well, I hope is was marvelous!!Cheers~V

[bmete]

Hi,I've enjoyed listening to everyone's approach to this listing....I thought I'd try to take a shot at it too...Prismhttp://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_id=1448 ... ad=1Thanks for listening! Bob Prism

[zoom]

Everyone submitting for the Minimalist Piano will want to read this... I emailed Erin and this was the response... Hope this helps!!!"This request isn’t for one particular project, but rather to fill the need for several projects on their plate right now. In terms of overall mood, you could simply focus on very sparse arrangements with the piano being the primary instrument. If there is additional instrumentation, just be sure that it is supporting the piano and not competing with it dynamically. Melodic and motive repetition that builds in a static, suspenseful way could be one way to go - melodic counterpoint and wide octave ranges rather than clustered, thick chord structures would be a great place to start. While a “minimalist” approach was specifically requested, you don’t have to try to create any type of soundalike to the artists referenced – they were merely mentioned as a starting point – a guide toward what the company would like to hear. If the piece is well crafted with emotional/dynamic elements that could be compelling for a Film/TV project, that will be the primary criteria – along with broadcast quality in the recording. You actually have quite a bit of breathing room here creatively, just be sure the arrangements are in keeping with the minimalist approach and the primary instrument featured is the piano."

[devin]

Zoom...that's mighty fine detective and sharing work...thanks alot!

[stevebarden]

Jul 2, 2008, 10:08am, zoom wrote: While a “minimalist” approach was specifically requested, you don’t have to try to create any type of soundalike to the artists referenced – they were merely mentioned as a starting point – a guide toward what the company would like to hear.While I appreciate this new explanation, it sure would have been nice to know this ahead of time. I think a lot of people have been running around chasing a carrot that might be orange, but as it turns out, a blue carrot is not entirely out of the question! I think that every piece of music that I've now listened to that people have been wondering if they're on-target I believe are on-target!

[zoom]

hey.... better late than never!

[bmete]

Thanks Zoom,Thanks for going the extra yard and sharing!!!!Bob

[ponch]

wow.. very inspiring music you guys have there, since I'm a big fan of any minimalism music.. so i just wanna say that I really enjoy all the music on this thread, great job.

[tuite]

Hey guys,Here's my attempt at a minimalist piano piece, piano is not my main instrument (at all) so any feedback is very welcome.http://www.taxi.com/moppyThe piece is called "Minimalist Piano Piece"Cheers,Colm.

[mojobone]

Yes, thanks so much, zoom, that clears up a lot!I'd also like to say that on second listening, "Waterfall Magic" is pretty on-target, save for the piano samples used.