Name: Four Preludes by Michael Maw Piano Solo Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Michael Maw
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Four Preludes
by Michael Maw Piano Solo - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Four Preludes

Artist Michael Maw

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Michael Maw

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 14

Arrangement Piano Solo

Publisher Michael Maw

Level 4

Product ID 1366008

Genre Classical 20th Century

Instruments Piano

Product Description

Composed at the age of 18, this set of four preludes for piano is dedicated to the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Opening with a march-like motif, the music shifts drastically between piercing screams of sound and quiet melancholy reflecting Shostakovichs tumultuous life under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. The second prelude opens with youthful energy which then descends into a mysterious ostinato. This builds into a thundering finish where the music shatters into a myriad of echoing fragments. Prelude No. 3 opens with calmness and serenity. The simple repeating motif grows into an agonizing climax, immediately followed by Shostakovichs signature phrase: DSCH (D Eb C B). This causes a return back to the same peaceful opening as if reflecting back on the past. The final prelude is a mix of incredible energy and jest, rounding out the set with a boisterous ending. Skill level: Advanced Intermediate. 14 pages.

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