Prelude 2002 (for SAmuel ADlEr)

Piano Solo – 3 min.

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Program Note

Prelude ’02 (for SAmuel ADlEr) was written to celebrate the distinguished American composer and pedagogue on his 75th birthday. The capitalized letters in the subtitle provide the pitches for the theme (S = the German E-flat); although subordinate material references (á la Alban Berg) Sam’s students CB (Claude Baker) and DF (Don Freund) as well as Sam’s wife, conductor Emily Freeman Brown (EFB-flat).