7 Preludes for Piano

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Solo piano preludes. Ranging in difficulty from intermediate to professional. 5 and 6 can be played as a two-piano duet, or each against a recording of the other, both of which quote liberally from particular composers. Live performance of I and IV: https://soundcloud.com/peter-j-learn/selections-from-7-preludes-i-and-iv

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7 PRELUDESfor Piano

PETER JAMES LEARN

PRELUDES

I. BRAD AND OM.

II. TELEVISION

III. MENACING AND MECHANISTIC

IV. VOCALISE

V + VI. GEMINISTIC A + B:CAPRICORN AND LEO

(May be performed seperately, together as a 2 piano duet, or either one may be performed live against a recording of the other)

VII. DEUS EX MACHINA

Warm and Sedate

con ped. for convenience

6

*

11

3

3

3

3

poco rit.

3

3

a tempo

15

3

3

3

3

20

3

3

poco riten.

3

3

a tempo

7 PRELUDES FOR PIANOPETER JAMES LEARN

BMII. BRAD AND OM.

2014 - Peter Learn Music

(Improvised jazz drum-set maybe used to accompany the first prelude.)

25

3

3

3

30

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

34

3*

* right hand always slightly more prominant than left here.

3

3

3

39

3

3

3

3

3

3

44

3

3

3

3

3

49

3

3

poco riten.

2

54

a tempo

3

58

3

3

3

62

3

3

3

3

66

3

()

3

3

3

3

3

71

3

3

3

75

loco

3

3

poco rit.

/

3

3

Flowing and rhythmic

3 3

ebb and flow, allowing dyna- mics to fluctuate naturally

3

3

3 3

sim. (ped. each m.)

33

33

6

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

3

11 3 3

3 3

3

3

6

15

66

66

66

66

19

66

66

66

66

23

66

66

6

6

4II. TELEVISION

26

(sim.)

30

3

3

3

34

33

3

3

3

38

3

3

42

6

6

6

6 6

46

6

6

(sim.)

6 6

6

6

poco riten.

6 6

5

50

3 3

ped. ad lib, ma non troppo

Darker, poco furioso

3 3

3 3

53

3 3

3 3

3 3

56

3 3

3 3

3 3

59

3 3

3 3

3 3

62

3 3

poco rit.

3 3

6

6

a tempo ()

65

6

6

()

6

6

6

6

6

68

6 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

72

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

76

6

6

6

6

accel. - - - - al - - - - -

6

3

3

82

3 3

()

3 3

33

33

86

3

3 3

3

3 3

90 3

()

3 3

3

3

7

94

3

3 3

3 3

sim.

3

98

3 3

3 3

3

3

3 3

102

3 3

()

3 3

3 3

3 3

106

3 3

()

3 3

3 3

3 3

110

3 3

()

3 3

rit. morendo

trail off

8

With a grim ferocity

6

11

loco

15

loco

18

loco

22

9III. MENACING AND MECHANISTIC

27

33

loco

39

44

loco

48

52

10

55

58

62

65

69

loco

loco

72

pesante, brutale

()

Volta Sub., M.S.

11

76

79

lunga

12

3

3

* Expressive ritenuto into end of every measure of this prelude.

*

ped. each measure

Espressivo, con rubato

3

3

5

poco

4

3

3

3

poco

3

7

3

5

poco

3

9

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

12

3

3

sub.

3 3

33

3

3 3 3

15

3

3

3 33

3

3 3

13IV. VOCALISE

18

3

5

poco

3

5

3

5

poco poco

20

3

5

3 5

poco poco

3 3

22

3

3

3

3

3

25

3

3

3

3 3 3

3

28

33

3

3

3

31

3

5

poco

3

3

rit. al fine

14

con ped.

Cantabile e amoroso

7

5

12

3

17

5 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6

19

6 6 6

6 6 6

21

6 6 6 6 6

3

sinuous

ped. ad lib.

15V. GEMINISTIC A: CAPRICORNThe following two preludes may be played individually, as separate pieces, or simultaneously, as a 2 piano duo, or either may be played against

a recording of the other. Note that for this to work, tempi must be precise and fermatas, tempo changes, etc. must be coordinated.

23

3

27

3

legato e scorrevole

6 6

6 6

30

6

6

6

6

6

33

3

6 6

3 3

6 6

35

3

6 6

33

6

6

6

6

38

3

6

6

6

6

6

16

40

3

3

3loco

6

6

66

42

6 6

3

66

3

3

6 6

45

3

delicato

6

6

loco

49

55

()

66

66

light and tinkling

66

6 6

loco

58

6 tenebroso

()

loco ()

17

63

dolce

pesante

71

dolce

78

6 6

accel., poco a poco

6 6

6 6

81

cresc.

6 6

6 6

66

84

cresc.

6 6

6 6

feroce

(senza ped.)

rit.

18

88

19

20

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Cantabile e amoroso

gauzy

5

loco

10

loco

loco

14

()

loco

16

6

()

21VI. GEMINISTIC B: LEO

19

()

23

()

3sinuous

3

3

3

28

6 6

as lightly as possible

6 6 6 6

30

6

9

()

6 6 6 6

loco

loco

32

66 6

sudden bite

as lightly as possible

()

6 6 66

sim.

34

6 6 6

()

63

6 6

sim.

22

36

6 6 6 6

6

6

6

loco (sim.)

loco

38

6 66

6

()

6

66

(sim.)

40

6 6 6

6

()

loco

42

(sost.)

loco

47

(sost.)

()

23

52

()

dolce

56

64

6

3 3

36

69

loco

6

(m.s.)

()

6

73

()

con ped.

24

78

accel., poco a poco

82

6

3

6 6 6

3

84

6 6 6 6

(sim.)

6 6 6 6

86

feroce

rit.

90

loco

loco

25

5

5

always spinning

An Eternal Harp

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

55

55

55

9

5

5

55

5

5

5

5

5

5

14

5 5

5

5

5 5

6 6

18

6 6

6 6 6

sim. (ped. each beat)

6 6

21

6 6

6 6 6

sim.

6 6

24

6 6

6 6

sim.

6 6

26 VII. DEUS EX MACHINA

27

6 6

6 6

sim.

6 6

30

6 6

6 6

sim.

6 6

33

6 6

6 6

sim.

6 6

6 6

37

6 6

sim.

6 6

6 6

40

6 6

sim.

6 6

6 6

43

6 6

sim.

6 6

6 6

46

6 6

poco rit.

6

5

a tempo

5

5

55

27

50

55

55

5

5

55

54

5 5

5 5

dreamy

60

65

70

74

79

(non-arp.)

decresc., both hands

28

29

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84

5

5

87

5 5

()

5

3

loco

90

6

6

6 6

6 6

93

6 6

6 6

6 6

96

6 6

6 6

6 6

99

5

5

5

6

6 6

30

102

(loco)

6 6

6 6

6 6

105

(loco)

6 6

5

5

5

5

108

5

5

5

rit. morendo

31

- SEPTEMBER 2014, MIAMI

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