Moylan: Impromptu

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Title

Moylan: Impromptu

Subject

Source

https://www.uml.edu/FAHSS/music/faculty/moylan-william.aspx

Music Resource Item Type Metadata

Composer

Moylan, William.

Gender

Male

Work

Impromptu. New York: Seesaw. 

Duration

6 minutes 

Description

This piece was composed in Aspen, CO. in 1979. Lyrical outer sections featuring frequent quarter-tones frame a rhythmically challenging middle section. The music is atonal and cell-based, with the quarter-tones used as variants of the cells. Fingerings for most of these are provided. No other extended techniques are required. The full range is used up to C5.

Date Range of Work

1979