Prelude and Dance (2017)
for Cello and Piano, 7'
Commissioned by Bargemusic's "Here and Now Labor Day Festival" and
premiered by Nicholas Canellakis, cello and Michael Stephen Brown, piano in September 2014 and revised in October 2017.
premiered by Nicholas Canellakis, cello and Michael Stephen Brown, piano in September 2014 and revised in October 2017.
Prelude and Dance is the fourth work composed for cellist Nicholas Canellakis. The Prelude presents musical material that is languorous and exploratory in character, while the second movement, Dance, sizzles along at breakneck speed, with a rhythm inspired by a Bach Gigue.
- Michael Stephen Brown