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Prelude and Fugue in B minor - (2010)
for organ
The opening motive is a line of trills, descending by half steps, with a second motive of parallel triads moving in the inner voices, as at measure 13.
The fugue subject's head motive includes the major seventh in a tonic minor, the theme extended into an emphasis on the melodic minor's raised sixth and sevenths. Without a countersubject, the fugue subject is accompanied by similar gestures at the tenth. The pedal line, as at measure 65, elongates the tones of the fugue subject.
4 pages, circa 3' 45" - an MP3 demo is here:
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 organ score.
