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Pentascales Major and Minor Complete Scales (Hands Separate and Hands Together)
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Ylan Chu
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Pentascales Major and Minor Co
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1263444 Composed by Ylan Chu. Instructional. Score. 24 pages. Ylan Chu #856406. Published by Ylan Chu (A0...
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1263444 Composed by Ylan Chu. Instructional. Score. 24 pages. Ylan Chu #856406. Published by Ylan Chu (A0.1263444). This is a PDF containing all major and minor pentascales (hands separate and hands together). [There are two PDFs merged into one PDF of 24 pages.]There are two versions for each of the exercises - one with accidentals and one with key signatures:• Major pentascales (hands separate) • Minor pentascales (hands separate) • Major and minor pentascales (hands together) Audio and video for all of these exercises along with other ear training and sight reading material can be found at: https://youtube.com/@ClassicalSqueak | More resources can be found at: https://ylanchu.com/resources | or | https://ko-fi.com/classicalsqueak | This PDF is for personal use only. It can also be purchased at: https://ko-fi.com/s/cf31d6e42e Playlists: Piano Technique: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-ACRpt3h5LxlbVKwX_LbIgR7 Sight Reading (by Level): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-ABLcGTqn6S4OEhcLSS5BNxC -For more information about the composer, Dr. Ylan Chu, please visit her website: www.ylanchu.com.More resource links can be found here: www.ylanchu.com/resources.Socials / Links: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ClassicalSqueak Bandcamp: https://ylanchu.bandcamp.com/ Lessons (online): https://www.ylanchu.com/teaching For more sheet music or to leave a tip, please visit: https://ko-fi.com/classicalsqueak/shop Video index: https://www.ylanchu.com/videoindex
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SCALES, Major and Minor Scales (C, G, D, A, E, B, F) Two Octaves (standard notation)
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Piano solo
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Dennis Frayne
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SCALES, Major and Minor Scales
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Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.879271 Composed by Dennis Frayne. Arranged by Dennis Frayne. Instructional. Score. 7 pages. Presto! It's ...
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Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.879271 Composed by Dennis Frayne. Arranged by Dennis Frayne. Instructional. Score. 7 pages. Presto! It's Music Magic Publishing #6062461. Published by Presto! It's Music Magic Publishing (A0.879271). SCALES. Seven major and minor scales, C, G, D, A, E, B, F, for piano, standard notation, using key signatures, two octaves up and down, hands together, with fingering assistance. Includes blank space for student to write in the key of the scale.
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One-Octave Major Scales and Arpeggios
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Piano solo
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Edwin Mclean
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One-Octave Major Scales and Ar
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The FJH Music Company - Digital
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Piano Solo - beginner, intermediate, advanced - Digital Download SKU: F0.TS1004 Composed by Edwin Mclean. Instruction. FJH Basic Technique Sheets. Techni...
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Piano Solo - beginner, intermediate, advanced - Digital Download SKU: F0.TS1004 Composed by Edwin Mclean. Instruction. FJH Basic Technique Sheets. Technique. Technique Sheet. 6 pages. The FJH Music Company - Digital #TS1004. Published by The FJH Music Company - Digital (F0.TS1004). UPC: 674398227235.Convenient and easy to use, the Basic Technique Sheets provide an organized way for students to become proficient in necessary technical skills: major and minor pentascales, arpeggios, cadence chords, and one-octave scales. Each Technique Sheet includes valuable practice tips, check-off boxes, and brief explanations on the construction of scales, arpeggios, and cadence chords. Teachers will be pleased with the organized and clear presentation of these sheets, and students will feel a sense of accomplishment as they check off each technique they master!
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SCALES, More Major and Minor Scales (F, B) (The Next Four Scales) (big letter notation)
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.879270 Composed by Dennis Frayne. Arranged by Dennis Frayne. Instructional. Score. 2 pages. Presto! It's ...
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Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.879270 Composed by Dennis Frayne. Arranged by Dennis Frayne. Instructional. Score. 2 pages. Presto! It's Music Magic Publishing #6062427. Published by Presto! It's Music Magic Publishing (A0.879270). SCALES. The next four major and minor scales, F and B major, and F and B minor, for piano, with fingering for one octave up and down, both hands. Includes a practice worksheet for students to write out the scales forward and backward.
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Open Position Major and Minor Scales
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Chadwick Becks
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Open Position Major and Minor
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Chadwick Becks
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Acoustic Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1500248 Composed by Chadwick Becks. Classical,Instructional,Jazz. Educational Exercises. 30 pages. C...
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Acoustic Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1500248 Composed by Chadwick Becks. Classical,Instructional,Jazz. Educational Exercises. 30 pages. Chadwick Becks #1076326. Published by Chadwick Becks (A0.1500248). Scales are the foundation of all Western music. Scales build the framework for every music genre (classical, jazz, rock, blues, pop, etc.) regardless of style. Each genre of music will determine the extent of scale mastery needed for proficiency. However, most guitarists skip the first step to fretboard and harmonic mastery, the open-position major and minor scales.Many begin their scale studies with closed position (not using any open strings) scales. This is useful when moving up and down the fretboard and in transposition. However, few truly understand the notes played besides where the scale's root begins. This does not build a solid foundation for deep musical learning. It also places a large amount of emphasis on only learning patterns to achieve technical fluency but neglects the greater achievement of musicality. The scales in this book consist of the major and harmonic minor scales. The harmonic minor scale is the source from which the chords for the minor scales are built. It also uses the same fingering ascending and descending facilitating easier learning.
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Major and Minor Scales for trombone
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Major and Minor Scales for tro
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Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1373829 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 page...
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Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1373829 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages. Jwatts #958302. Published by Jwatts (A0.1373829). These are your 12 Major and Minor Scales for trombone. These are scales you should know and have memorized.
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Major and Minor Scales for French Horns
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Jwatts
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Jennifer Watts
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Major and Minor Scales for Fre
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Horn - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1373824 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages. J...
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Horn - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1373824 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages. Jwatts #958296. Published by Jwatts (A0.1373824). These are your 12 Major and Minor Scales for French Horns. These are scales you should know and have memorized.
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Major and Minor Scales for Tubas
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Major and Minor Scales for Tub
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Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1373825 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages. J...
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Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1373825 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages. Jwatts #958297. Published by Jwatts (A0.1373825). These are your 12 Major and Minor Scales for tubas. These are scales you should know and have memorized.
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Major and Minor Scales
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Major and Minor Scales
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Trumpet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1359769 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages...
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Trumpet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1359769 By Jwatts. By Jennifer Watts. Arranged by Jennifer Watts. Instructional. Educational Method. 6 pages. Jwatts #944247. Published by Jwatts (A0.1359769). These are your 12 Major and Minor Scales for trumpet. These are Scales should know and have memorized.
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Prelude 12 in Bb Minor Dorian
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Piano solo
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 12 in Bb Minor Dorian
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216197 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216197 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Brian Golden #812808. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1216197). Prelude 12 in Bb Minor Dorian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.YouTube Link https://youtu.be/xb4E0I-vJek.
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Prelude 6 in G Minor Dorian
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Piano solo
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 6 in G Minor Dorian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1191536 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 2 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1191536 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 2 pages. Brian Golden #791038. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1191536). Prelude 6 in G Minor Dorian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 2 in A Minor Aolian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 2 in A Minor Aolian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189809 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 12 pag...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189809 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 12 pages. Brian Golden #789404. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1189809). Prelude 2 in A Minor Aolian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden   The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 22 in B Minor Phrygian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 22 in B Minor Phrygian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292494 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 2 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292494 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 2 pages. Brian Golden #883011. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1292494). Prelude 22 in B Minor Phrygian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 18 in C# Minor Dorian
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Piano solo
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 18 in C# Minor Dorian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248586 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 5 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248586 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 5 pages. Brian Golden #843078. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1248586). Prelude 18 in C# Minor Dorian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 20 in F# MInor Aolian
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Piano solo
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 20 in F# MInor Aolian
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292438 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292438 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 pages. Brian Golden #883008. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1292438). Prelude 20 in F# Minor Aolian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 4 in D Minor Phrygian
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Piano solo
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 4 in D Minor Phrygian
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1191080 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 9 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1191080 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Brian Golden #790596. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1191080). Prelude 4 in D Minor Phrygian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 24 in E Minor Dorian
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Piano solo
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 24 in E Minor Dorian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292440 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292440 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Brian Golden #883014. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1292440). Prelude 24 in E Minor Dorian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 10 in F Minor Phrygian
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Piano solo
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 10 in F Minor Phrygian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216194 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216194 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Brian Golden #812805. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1216194). Prelude 10 in F Minor Phrygian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.YouTube Link https://youtu.be/xb4E0I-vJek.
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Prelude 16 in G# Minor Phrygian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 16 in G# Minor Phrygia
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248575 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 8 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248575 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 8 pages. Brian Golden #843067. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1248575). Prelude 16 in G# Minor Phrygian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 14 in D# Minor Dorian
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Piano solo
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 14 in D# Minor Dorian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248570 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248570 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Brian Golden #843063. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1248570). Prelude 14 in D# Minor Dorian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 8 in C Minor Aolian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 8 in C Minor Aolian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216191 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 6 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216191 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 6 pages. Brian Golden #812802. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1216191). Prelude 8 in C Minor Aolian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.YouTube Link https://youtu.be/xb4E0I-vJek.
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Prelude 21 in D Major Mixolydian
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Piano solo
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 21 in D Major Mixolydi
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292437 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292437 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 pages. Brian Golden #883010. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1292437). Prelude 21 in D Major Mixolydian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 11 in Db Major Lydian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 11 in Db Major Lydian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216196 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 11 pag...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1216196 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 11 pages. Brian Golden #812807. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1216196). Prelude 11 in Db Major Lydian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.YouTube Link https://youtu.be/xb4E0I-vJek.
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Prelude 23 in G Major Lydian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 23 in G Major Lydian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292495 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292495 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Brian Golden #883013. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1292495). Prelude 23 in G Major Lydian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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Prelude 1 in C Major Ionian
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Piano solo
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Contemporary
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Brian Golden
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Brian Golden
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Prelude 1 in C Major Ionian
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Brian Golden
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189545 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189545 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 pages. Brian Golden #789177. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1189545). Prelude 1 in C Major Ionian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden.  The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.  While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.  In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.
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