Retunings
A Growing Collection of Preludes for Piano

Program Notes

This is a collection of piano preludes, of varying lengths, that I add to from time to time. Often I use these as ways to work out new compositional techniques. And often I use them as ways to challenge my own, rather primitive, piano playing. But often I write them for no particular purpose at all, other than to retune the ear.

Performance Notes

These pieces are of varying difficulty, from easy ones that even I can play, to those that most players would find challenging. Their lengths as well vary from 2 to 10 minutes.

Actual Notes

Easy

Eleanor Asleep (2002 and 2006, 2 minutes)

MP3 of computer realization
PDF of first half of sheet music

Whippersnapper (2006, 2 minutes)

MP3 of live performance by the composer
PDF of sheet music

Moderate

An Orange Guest in a Purple Land (2006, 3 minutes)

MP3 of live performance by the composer
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Lament for a Lost Clarinet (2002, 9 minutes)

MP3 of live performance by Sigrun Franzen
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Meditation on a Cat's Tail (2004, 3 minutes)

MP3 of live performance by the composer
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Music to Gentle the Heart (2010, 6 minutes)

MP3 of live performance by the composer
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Planxty Claude (2004, 5 minutes)

MP3 of computer realization
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Zeus's Dream (2007, 3 minutes)

MP3 of computer playback
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Difficult

Homage for a Decent Man (2005, 6 minutes)

MP3 of live performance by Fumi Nishikiori
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Kakapo Blues (2003, 2005, 6 mins)

MP3 of computer realization
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

Lament for a Broken Cradle (2003, 5 minutes)

MP3 of computer realization
PDF of first half of sheet music

For the complete music, contact the composer

 

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