Impromptu #52 by Allen Rickel

Impromptu #52 was conceived with the intent of projecting a feeling of being off balance. To that end, the first theme is in 7/8 with transitional measures of 5/8; and it consists of and eleven measure motif which is made up of four two measure phrases followed by a single three measure phrase.

The second theme is written in conventional 12/8 time. Here, the motif is presented in a seven measure phrase of two plus two plus three. I've tried to blur the distinction between minor and major here. While written in G minor, the melody frequently features the sixth note of the scale relative to a given measure's primary chord. In other words, if a measure centers on G minor then you can expect to hear E flat playing a prominent role in the melody within that measure.

Impromptu #52 was completed on October 14th, 2022.

I hope that you find something here that you enjoy and that you'll tell me about it.

Thank you, as always, for taking the time to listen. I appreciate you.

Best,
Allen

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(c) 2022 Allen D. Rickel II

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