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Prelude and Fugue in E modal - (2008)
for organ
This is the fourth in a series of works for single stop, as for those small organs with but one manual, as one sees often in European churches as a secondary instrument.
The thematic material for this work couples a number of modes, from the whole tone to the modern Phrygian, in an interplay between the higher and lower tessitura of a Gedeckt stop. The texture is florid gestures giving way to block chords and back again.
The entire work is here,
, an MP3 file [ 2.66 MB, 2' 45" ]
The score for Prelude and Fugue in E modal 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.
