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Classical Classroom, Episode 41: Pretty Pattern Preludes With Karim Al-Zand
Category: Health
Duration: 00:33:42
Publish Date: 2014-03-13 17:34:00
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Pattern preludes are enigmas inside of conundrums wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. No - wait. That's not right... Pattern preludes, according to composer Karim Al-Zand's website, are, "...pieces constrained by a single idea (usually a rhythmic or textural ostinato) through which a composer expresses a narrowly focused thought. Patterning is especially well-suited to preludes, which are by convention short, concise and introductory." Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and others wrote pattern preludes. These little pieces function... Read More
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