Prelude #87 by Allen Rickel

Completed on April 14, 2022, Prelude #87 is largely an exercise in sevenths. The first theme travels from A to D to G before a descending bass line returns to the tonic.

Transitioning to the relative major, the second theme is a little faster and more upbeat. Like the previous idea though, sevenths appear in nearly every measure either directly or arpeggiated.

After the first theme returns and is pared down, there is a two-measure coda which repeats the melody from the first measure and the progression from the first two measures. This leads to the piece concluding on the subdominant rather than the tonic.

For those of you who may be keeping score at home: no, the numbering of this one isn't erroneous; yes, there is a Prelude #86 but it's unfinished. This is what happens when I work on multiple things at once :-).

I hope that you'll 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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