Prelude and Fugue in G major - (2008)    

for organ

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This little prelude and fugue is akin to the little Prelude and Fugue in D major, composed for a single stop and a small or portative organ (single manual). The prelude's motive is an arpeggio of thirds which sings out under and then over a set of parallel triads. This is the essential schemata for the work.

 

 

 

The fugue subject is a differing arch of thirds, related to the prelude's opening motive. The subject and answer appear in the normal tonic-dominant relationship, and the texture is essentially a two-voiced counterpoint.

 

 

 

The Virtual Pipe Organ Project offering historic "virtual" organs from the Czech Republic is named Sonus Paradisi, and sound samples which inspired this and other compositions may be found linked by clicking on the site name itself.

 

The entire work is here, , an MP3 file [ 3.5 MB, 3' 45" ]

 

The score for Prelude and Fugue in G major 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.

 

Prelude and Fugue in G major