Swingtime and Fugue in B major - (2010) ![](images/01_Little_Green_Dot.gif)
for piano
Related to the falling chromatic theme of my Swingtime and Fugue in E major, this second look at the overall gesture generated essentially a variation on the underlying strategy, this time with a rising chromatic bass syncopated against the top voice. The chords built on diatonic fourths in parallel, melodic motion have been the stock-in-trade of jazz pianists for an extended era in popular music, and used as cadential features herein.
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The fugue relies on the third's lower neighbor as melodic "blue" decoration, and the scheme for the form follows the standard tonic-dominant alteration. It is in two two-bar phrases with a syncopated "lick" passing off usually to the next voice's entrance.
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The score is 5 pages, with an approximate performance time of 3' 45." ![](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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Swingtime and Fugue in B major
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