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* Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style: 24 Short Piano Pieces in All Keys 50th Anniversary Edition (Includes Performance Notes by the Composer), by William L. Gillock; CD by Henry Doskey. Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., 2008. www.alfred.com; 36 pp. (818) 892-2452. $9.95. Intermediate to late-intermediate.
The Lyric Preludes by William L. Gillock were composed 50 years ago and immediately ensconced in the intermediate piano repertoire. Their "birth" is worth celebrating, and the new Anniversary CD edition of the preludes is as well.
Organized by the circle of fifths with each major key and its parallel (not relative) minor, the Lyric Preludes are always hits with students. They have wonderfully evocative titles that match the music beautifully. Each piece is under two minutes in length and spans at most two pages. The composer's articulation, dynamic and expressive marks are understandable and specific. All 24 preludes are gems of the pedagogic repertoire.
There have been three different editions of the Lyric Preludes--the original 1958 edition, a composer-revised edition of 1991, and this new edition. Most, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style: 24 Short Piano Pieces in All Keys...