Ruth Crawford Seeger

Four Preludes

Four preludes--Nos.6;7;8 and 9--from a large group first published in the New Music Edition. They exhibit Ruth Crawford's earthy; uncompromising use of dissonance coupled with her well- defined musical forms and her sensitivity to piano 'color'. The melodies lie as diamonds embedded into the rock-like textures that surround them. In fact; in Prelude No.7; Crawford has seen fit to indicate the 'melodic line' over the music itself. 1981 piano competition; studios;colleges; libraries; professional. Medium difficult.