Classical Composer: | Ireland, John |
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Work: | Prelude in E-Flat Major |
Year Composed: | 1924 |
Duration: | 00:05:25 |
Work Category: | Instrumental |
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John Ireland's Prelude in E flat is a work of peculiar charm. As so often, it breathes an air of gentle melancholy, a poignancy that justifies the composer Geoffrey Bush's comparison of Ireland to Fauré, although within a specifically English tradition. There is a strong tendency towards the key of C minor in the opening section, before a shift of tonality and mood. The music mounts to a climax of intensity, before something of the opening feeling is restored. The piece ends in quiet serenity, as it makes its chromatic way to a final E flat major.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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