Hello, dear fans of cyclical works.
Brought by the recent failures of the USPS, we have resorted to playing from books delivered by Prime. Happily, William Gillock’s excellent Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style: 24 Short Pieces in All Keys is available, and a welcome break from more ambitious pieces by Bach, Chopin, Scriabin and, soon, Shostakovich.
Today I played through the first of these little pieces, Forest Murmurs. Any problems with m. 6? I’m sure Gillock is rotating in his grave — the publisher has sloppily placed the bass clef sharp on the b, and it should be on the c, as it is in the same beat in the right hand. Regardless, Summy Birchard offers a nice printing of this collection for a fair price, so I’ll try not to complain further.
I’m not sure how to “let vibrate” the chord in m. 24 with an abrupt raising of the pedal and two quarter rests, but we’ll assume Mr. Gillock wishes us to hold the pedal a touch longer, before giving some silence to set off the final three chords at the end.
Nice writing. I hope you are enjoying. Cheers! Love, Helen
CELIA 12/31: Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! I can’t wait to get started on this together! Cheers, Celia
HELEN 1/1: I’m so glad for the enthusiasm, Celia!
GRACE 1/1: Hi Helen, Thanks for the Gillock! Should be a fun and gentle project to start off 2021. Your blog noted all of the same things I cocked my head at 😆 Here’s to a brighter future. -Grace