Preludes
Bruce J. Taub
About this work:
Preludes was written in 1987 and dedicated to my mother, Anne Halitcher Taub. Each prelude is self-contained, but the twelve are meant to be performed together (when time allows) and projected as one large-scale composition which goes through the "Circle of Fifths" (C, G, D, A, etc.). The same musical material is used throughout and is constantly transformed in different contexts so that the piece can also be perceived as a theme and variations. The twelfth prelude (on F) segues into a return of the "theme" (of first prelude) completing the circle. The complete cycle was premiered by Rebecca La Brecque in 1989 at CAMI Hall in New York. Preludes is published by C.F. Peters Corporation.
Year composed: 1987
Duration: 00:40:00
Ensemble type: Keyboard:Piano
Instrumentation: 1 Piano