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SKU: A0.917285
Composed by Robert Chamberlin. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional. Score. 10 pages. Robert Chamberlin #4887923. Published by Robert Chamberlin (A0.917285)."Small Suite" was composed in 1970. It is a set of three etudes exploring different musical innovations introduced at the beginning of the 20th Century. The three etudes are composed for piano students at an intermediate or intermediate/advanced level.
The first etude explores "Bitonality" or music written in two keys simultaneously. The second etude emphasizes open fifths (Quintal Harmony) along with a melody that moves in parallel 9ths. The third etude demonstrates parallel intervals...parallel fifths and parallel fourths predominantly.
Mixed meter, or changing meters, is an aspect of both the first and the third etudes.
The audio clip is the first movement of the suite: "Bitonal Excursions."
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