related works

Sensitivity : for saxophone quartet / Man-Ching Yu Donald

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Saxophone
Scoring: sax-s sax-a sax-t sax-bar

Harmoniumboek no. 2 : 7 voordrachtstukken, opus 824, 1991 / Jan van Dijk

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Organ
Scoring: harm

Postludium : per organo / Harold C. King

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Organ
Scoring: org

Contrasts : for organ, 1980 / Auke Pol

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.