Fantasia primi toni

Description

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Duration: c. 7’00”

Program notes:

Fantasia primi toni is a piece commissioned by composer and organist Carson Cooman. The work is inspired by early keyboard works, particularly in the Germanic tradition. The first theme is a descending chromatic motive, commonly found in a number of early keyboard works. The second theme is an original theme, sol-do-te-la-sol, with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck in mind. Lastly, the work takes the form of an early rhetorical work with differing ideas contrasting each of the six sections of the work.  The piece is intentionally designed to be used on any kind of instrument: a single manual organ or large scale instrument with numerous manuals and pedal.