Composition Challenge, Impressionism
I was given a short motif to work my material on (the first twelve notes you hear). 
I was told to use the title 'Petrichor'. 
I wrote this in around 4 hours. Unfortunately, it turns out I'm not very good at writing in an impressionist style. Neither does the piece really reflect the title. 
Nonetheless, I tried and here's the result.

Petrichor

Well, it was meant to be a nocturne. It sounds more modern than anything.
You can get the score here: http://tinyurl.com/nocturne226

Nocturne

I wrote this on the 28th of Decemeber. First draft.

Sketches

I'm new to composing so my music teacher at college told me to write short tune and harmonise it like Prokofiev would with notes which do not belong. 

It's not a bad attempt, I think. 

Prokofiev Style

A duo for two pianos which I wrote in three hours one Saturday night.
I could say it's a revision from an earlier duo I wrote but most of the material is new. 
I agree the harmony is awful but that's because I haven't studied it in great depth yet. 

The opening chord is meant to be harmonics and held with the sostenuto pedal to ring out after the motif is played, however, Sibelius does not allow that.

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