For harpsichord. Includes preface and biographical notes on the composers.
Contents:
Quatrefoil. Major thirds and augmented fourths ; Hommage à B.B. / Yuri Ban -- Microgrooves. Micro blues (modal) ; Microscope romp / Ivan Bozicevic -- Seven Appalachian bagatelles. I ; VII / Rudy Davenport -- Four iota pieces. Iota no. 2 ; Iota no. 4 / Thomas Donahue -- Mikrokosmicals. I ; II / Kent Holliday -- Six harpsichord miniatures. Broken chords ; 4th species / Mark Janello -- Night vision. Phantom carillon ; In the lights / Janine Johnson -- Industrial times. Industry ; Gears / Sebastian Petak -- Béla bagatelles. Teasing song ; Dirge /Glenn Spring.
Summary:
The quadrennial Aliénor Composition Competition began in 1982 to encourage composers to write new music for the harpsichord. For the 2012 anthology, the requirement was that the pieces should be inspired stylistically by Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos.
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