Rachmaninoff-Etudes, No. 3 in C# Minor, Op. 29

"i got one more in me"
-LeBonBon

hello everyone, this is not a challenge piece (NOT ICKBAIT) (!!JORKIN IT!!)

during my first week of school i had inspiration to compose and used a melody i scrapped for about two years. it feels good to make use of what i've abandoned

this piece is the third installment to my rachmaninoff-etudes series where i try to use rachmaninoff-esque techniques and in general do my best to replicate his style. with that being said, i'd like to make this my last rach-etudes piece being that i'm starting to develop my own style and want to focus on improving as a composer in general rather than as one that sounds rach-like.

i used musescore for the piece since i can capture my ideas much easier there (and flat has no cross-staff beaming), but besides it feeling more robotic the flat mp3 should be fine also. there's been some demons plaguing my mind and bad desires i've had that have more or less been taking over my mind space, and i wanted to capture the feelings i've had with this piece. in general there hasn't been much to keep me excited about my future or my life, so this is sort of another vent piece. i'm an imperfect being.

structure-wise, it actually holds up! i did my best to make it simple yet effective and now that i'm not doing a challenge piece i can develop lots of parts of the piece and get it as close to my vision as possible. (also why there's lots of rubato, sorrgy if it's annoying)

overall i'm proud with how the piece came out, and it was quite fun to compose! one complaint is that it's the same key as my last piece, but i hope you'll come to ignore it. i think i made it in about 5-6 days but i don't rember

enjoy <3 (cien follower special comign soon i sweart)

karma-kun says hi (P.S., thinking of retiring karma-kun as my profile mascot after nearly 4 years. should i?)