My Music Explorations (from 2017 to 2020)
Welcome! I am Tongyu Lu (路通宇)! This is an introduction of my explorations on composing!
This is an introduction of my explorations and my musical pieces! I am far from professional. Instead, I hope that my explorations on composition can inspire more music lovers to try bravely!
If my music fails to be played here, it may be because of copyright barriers. You can click the links and listen to them in outside webpages. You can also find my music in my SoundCloud Page or Netease Music Personal Page
Early explorations
- My aunt taught me piano when I was a little boy!
- In around 2012, I began practicing music myself: transcripting the pieces I like into piano scores and practicing piano skills.
- I composed my first collection of 12 Scottish and Irish folk song styled pieces in 2018 and published it here: Lucainiao’s Musical Adventures in Ireland (路菜鸟梦游爱尔兰)
- Here are several pieces in this collection:
Trials on orchistral works
I tried composing orchistral works in 2018 just for fun:
Collection of 6 pieces: The Walking of Insects (惊蛰)
Here are two of this collection:The Walking of Insects (惊蛰) was performed in Shenzhen College Music Festival of 2019.
Further, I tried to compose a march and an overture in Chinese style:
In 2020, I realized that I lacked professional skills :) Then I began studying harmony myself… (I will modify many of my pieces in the future because I am not satisfied with my composing skills in the past… After relistening my works, I found a lot of flaws. Anyway, I am kind of surprised that I composed them even if I did not learn harmony and other basics about composing!) By the way, I am currently fancinated with Brahms Symphony No.4!
Trials on chamber music and piano pieces
Meanwhile, I tried to compose solo piano pieces and chamber music. In early 2019, I composed a few pieces trying to depict my feelings about winter:
Two Quartets and a piano Etude: Charming winter
Here are the two Quartets:I collected my early piano solo works. Although I play the piano, it is still challenging to write friendly piano pieces (especially when I want to express beauty of skills). I collected many of my piano solo works (old ones and new ones) here:
Piano solo collection of 7 pieces: Lucainiao’s Trial on Piano Pieces
Here are the two of them:After reflections on my early chamber music, I found that cooperation between different voices is important. Then I tried more:
Chamber music collection of 4 pieces: Lucainiao’s Trial on Chamber Music
Here are the two of them:In late 2020, I plan to explore orchestration topics, and I tried to orchestrate Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No.30, 2nd movement.
- Orchestration - Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 - 2 Prestissimo; Links: SoundCloud | Netease
Explorations on jazz
In 2018, inspired by a friend who plays saxphone, I tried to write several works in Jazz style. After trying this, I found myself arrested! I began to add something jazzy in my works in late 2019 and early 2020. I created my first collection for my jazzy works in 2018 and early 2019.
I then began to read the Jazz Piano Book in early 2020, and learned several tricks! Then I composed a few jazz piano solos (and even played and recorded some of them):
In late 2020, I began trying to compose pieces for brass ensambles. Here are several of such pieces:
- Jazz Sextet: 6+4; Links: SoundCloud | Netease
- Jazz Sextet: Walking Freely; Links: SoundCloud | Netease
- Brass Quintet in E flat major - A Happy Festival; Links: SoundCloud | Netease
Studying jazz
In 2021, I realized that my explorations on jazz is actually on “jazz style”. What is real jazz? Improvisation!
In the summar of 2021, I began studying jazz piano with Xin. He is really an outstanding music educator. I began learning how to comping, how to interpret Real Book, how to solo, and how to compose a jazz piece etc.
During jazz learning, I also started writing my own real jazz pieces. My methodology is: first write a lead-sheet draft on piano, and then use music scoring softwares to compose the full score for the band (including solo), and finally use DAW to turn the midi into audio with the help of VST.
For example, I have composed an album <Jazz Seasons> in 2022; Links: Youtube | Bilibili
One day I listened to the music I composed 2 years ago, and I just realized: I am now composing music with better profession, but less ideas.
This log currently stops at Mar/2023. I am still learning jazz and composing music. I will carry on, and get back when I am making gread changes.
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