Prelude #69 by Allen Rickel

I've always loved what I think of as the drama of moving a melodic line or a note within a chord by very small intervals--half steps in particular. Sometimes that tiny change can alter the feel of a passage in a big way; sometimes it can create a sense of the unexpected. Prelude #69 started out as an effort to exploit this effect with a melodic line that rises in only half or whole steps while the accompaniment falls in contrary motion.

I hope you'll let me know what you think. Thank you, as always, for taking the time to listen. I appreciate you.

Best,
Allen

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