Ornery Prelude (2009)

Mixed Chamber – 4 min.
Second version for Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Bass and Percussion (L’Histoire Instrumentation)

[fl.tsax. / tpt.btbn. / perc. / vln.vlc.]

Audio

Score (Free Download)

Score – L’Histoire Version (Free Download)

Program Note

Ornery Prelude (2009), a pocket-orchestration of Piano Prelude ’96, was written for Duquesne University’s Accidental Collective ensemble. The prelude focuses on a boogie-woogie moto perpetuo bass line, whose “ornery” roughness is amplified by a series of rugged textural variations before suddenly melting into a 4-against-3 walking bass line counterpointed by a pearly Baroque trumpet riff.