Humoresque and Fugue in B flat minor - (2011) ![](images/01_Little_Green_Dot.gif)
for piano
The tonic minor adds the lower sixth of its scale to the opening gestures, a harbinger for those to follow. The left hand reaches above the right, as at measure fifteen and beyond, again highlighting the sixth as pedal against a lightly changing harmonic scheme. The form is a simple ABCBA, with a middle section in contrast to the filigree of the outer sections.
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The fugue subject also highlights the sixth of the melodic minor scale, as it moves through both melodic and harmonic minor colors to its cadence. A rapid-fire counterpoint accompanies the next entrance in the dominant minor. Episodic material is drawn from gestures in the humoresque.
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5 pages, circa 5' 10" - an MP3 demo is here: ![](images/01_demo.gif)
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.
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Humoresque and Fugue in B flat minor
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