PUBLISHED WORKS
Alfred Publishing Company
(Originally Published by Belwin Mills)
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PIANO SOLOS
BLACK CUBICALS for Piano
from Dimensions in Color. Now published in Blue Ribbon Encyclopedia, Favorite Piano Solos, Level Three.
"Black Cubicals" is an enticing piano solo marked bold and spirited.
It is a dry, humorous piece with lots of character. The atonal qualities combined with melodic and harmonic fourths,
create an illusion of quadrangular shapes. Pianists will enjoy playing the percussive accents that rhythmically drives the
piece forward.
DIMENSIONS IN COLOR, a Set of Two Pieces, "Black Cubicals"
and "Purple Zigzags" was originally published by Schmitt Music Centers. Because of publisher negotiations, the
set was soon transfered to Belwin Mills who later published a different format of the two pieces. The image
pictured above was the original cover to the first publication. The second piece, "Purple Zigzags," is now
published in IMAGES Volume 3.
To expand a little about "Purple Zizags". This composition uses
"extended range" with wide leaps and skips. The piece has a tonal center on E. The dissonances are created
by the use of major 2nds. Although "Black Cubicals" and "Purple Zigzags" stand
alone on each of it's own merits, the pieces are most effective when performed as a pair. There
is a palette of the 20th Century used throughout the music as well as total use of freedom in both pieces.
PIANO SOLO
LADY ASHLEY'S PLIGHT (LONDON BRIDGE) from Folk Tune Novelettes Volume I. Published in Performance
Plus, Folk Fun, Book 3.
COLLECTION
FOLK TUNE NOVELETTES,Volumes I and II, Adaptations for Piano
Twelve bright and humourous adaptations of favorite folk songs arranged to delight
the young and old alike. Each folk song arrangment has been given a new title with new sounds. "Old MacDonald"
becomes "Docile Menagerie" and "Are You Sleeping" becomes "Lethargic Jacque". The arrangements
are carefully planned so that the melody remains clear throughout the piece. (POP)