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Topic: VIDEO: Prelude No. 8 (Grave)  (Read 1241 times)

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VIDEO: Prelude No. 8 (Grave)
on: April 30, 2016, 03:23:51 PM
In my nine-prelude set--I've presented the first seven here over the last three years--I think Prelude No. 8 is the deepest emotionally.




A high-register ostinato octave on the dominant sounds throughout the piece, leading to dramatic clashes as the harmonies beneath stray far from the tonic.  In the score, I notate the ostinato in a staff of its own.  You can see how the right hand juggles the melody line with the ostinato in the score video:





The score for the whole nine-prelude set is available through AJ Long's website:  https://ajlongspiano.com/store
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