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Opus 142c

The Eleven Major Pairs
for solo piano

The sheet music can be purchased from MusicaNeo

This work is in eleven movements, and I approach each pair of triads as I do my scales with the contrasting tonal harmonic rows. I consider this to be a significant work. Movements one & nine have been arranged for horn quartet, as part of my Horn Quartet No.8, Op. 305 on CD53.

Each movement uses only the tones of two different major triads:

I. C and G Major (Moderato, After L. Young)
II. C and Eb Major (Freely)
III. C and E Major (The best tempo)
IV. C and Ab Major (Allegro after Poulenc)
V. C and F# Major (Allegro Mod'to with Vigor, after G, Crumb)
VI. C and Bb Major (Fast)
VII. C and A Major (Slow)
VIII. C and B Major (Allegro moderato)
IX. C and F Major (Allegro moderato: Maestoso - Dolce)
X. C and D Major (Cantabile)
XI. C and C# Major (Happy Birds)

 

Here are dates written and place where known:

In general I remember writting these while sitting and waiting for a few car repairs at Auto Gallery in Regina, SK .

I. In Airplane to Phenix 2/05 & in Ft 'Queappel 3/05
II.
Written 2005-2006
III. ?
IV. February 2005
V. February 2005
VI. ?
VII. February 2005
VIII. February 2005
IX. February 2005
X. ?
XI. ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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