Piano Preludes (1990-2023)

Here’s a YouTube playlist of all the Piano Preludes in scrolling scores.

Don Freund’s Piano Preludes are an ongoing series of annual short piano pieces begun in 1990; counting this year’s Piano Prelude 2022, there are now 33 of them. View the entire collection of scores for all the Piano Preludes.

Printed scores for the Piano Preludes can be purchased through Subito Music Distribution in three volumes:

Or, order PDF scores from Freundworks

Enjoy this recent performance of four of my Piano Preludes with a scrolling score:

(click on titles for details including scores, video, audio, and program notes)

Prelude 2023 (Take Five (and a half)) 4.5 min.

Prelude 2022 (…raggedy…) 5 min.

Prelude 2021 (…Constituent Contusions… [insurrection echoes]) 3.5 min.

Prelude 2020 (The Strangest Year) 2 min.

Prelude 2019 (Bach is dead…) 3 min.

Prelude 2018 (Romeo’s Love-Death) 3 min.

Prelude 2017 (“Left Over” for cross-handed pianist) 3 min.

Prelude 2016 (“Amen” from Amen) 3.5 min.

Prelude 2015 (chromamonody “sweet colorline”) 2.5 min.

Prelude 2014 (dirty white-bread) – 4.5min.

Prelude 2013 (plight of the honeybee) – 2.5 min.

Prelude 2012 (into dark) – 3 min.

Prelude 2011 (brittlesweet) – 4 min.

Prelude 2010 (chopping blocks) – 4 min.

Prelude 2009 (winter whimsy) – 5 mins.

Prelude 2008 (for Evelyne) – 5 mins.

Prelude 2007 (ringing tones) – 5 mins.

Prelude 2006 (sweet refrains) – 5 mins.

Prelude 2005 (rolling darkness) – 5 mins.

Prelude 2004 (second-hand emotion) – 5 mins.

Prelude 2003 (view from the top) – 4 mins.

Prelude 2002 (for SAmuel ADlEr) – 3 mins.

Prelude 2001 (tender, tentative) – 4 mins.

Prelude 2000 (for Lennie and Lou) – 4 mins.

Prelude 1999 (caffeinated) – 4 mins.

Prelude 1998 (blurringly fast) – 5 mins.

Prelude 1997 (slow, dark, deep) – 4 mins.

Prelude 1996 (rough, ornery) – 3 mins.

Prelude 1995 (Tune and a half, for Elliott) – 3 mins.

Prelude 1994 (incisive, bright) – 3 mins.

Prelude 1993 (fluid, singing) – 3 mins.

Prelude 1992 (Intro/Tune/Coda) – 3 mins.

Prelude 1991 (collisions and canons) – 4 mins.

Prelude 1990 (after Thelonius) – 4 mins.