related works
Four Dramatic Chinese Poems : for tenor and piano / Man-Ching Yu Donald; poems by Wong Kin Kwok
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
ten pf
Toccate concertante : pour orgue, 1976 / Marius Monnikendam
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Organ
Scoring:
org
Passacaglia and fugue : = (Passacaglia en fuga, voor orgel), for organ, opus 1, (1954) / Peter Schat
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Organ
Scoring:
org
Preludium en fuga : orgel, 1954 / Hans Kox
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Organ
Scoring:
org
composition
12 Preludes : for organ / Man-Ching Yu Donald
Other authors:
Yu, Donald
(Composer)
Description:
The piece is originally commissioned by American organist Carson Cooman. The set of preludes consist of 12 movements. The titles are Introduction, 1st Chorale, Elegy, Hymn, Fantasy, 1st Intermezzo, 2nd Intermezzo, Pastorale, Arioso, Toccata, 2nd Chorale, Finale: Etude. Each movement has its own tonality, starting from C to B. The first movement has a tonality in C, the second movement is in D-flat and so forth. This idea resembles J.S. Bach’s “equal temperament.” However, the tonality of each piece is established through non-traditional means including “neo-tonality.” The key centre is established by means of pedal point and centric pitch.