Organ
SKU:
SU.80101402
For
Organ. Composed by
Carson Cooman. Keyboard,
Organ. Score. Zimbel
Press #80101402.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101402).
Rhapsody in A
(2017) is dedicated to
organist Alessandro
Bianchi and was written
for premiere performance
on the 1904 Lewis & Co.
organ in Ayr Town Hall,
Ayr, Scotland, in
celebration of the 10th
anniversary of the organ
concert series there. The
title refers both to the
tonal/modal center of A
and to the first letters
of both Alessandro and
Ayr. The rhapsody is
entirely based on the
unaccompanied melody
first heard at the
outset. This melody
serves as the basis of
the following contrasting
sections; it is used both
motivically and to
determine the harmonic
excursions. The music
ends jubilantly.
Instrumentation: Organ
Duration: 8' Composed:
2017 Published by: Zimbel
Press.