{"product_id":"esmail-crystal-preludes-book-1-aposky","title":"Esmail: Crystal Preludes - Book 1","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/ja\/collections\/reena-esmail\"\u003eReena Esmail (1983-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Crystal Preludes - Book 1 (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgram Notes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrystal Preludes\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of five years of experiments in my piano writing. of the 12 preludes in this set, some are expansions of material that exist in earlier works (such as my \u003cem\u003ePiano Trio\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGodsongs\u003c\/em\u003e, et al), some are preliminary sketches for future works, and some are that just ideas that need their own little space to unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy first entry point into music was as a pianist. I know the piano repertoire in my bones, and I have a special love for the many sets of 24 preludes in the rep, from the Bach's \u003cem\u003eWell-Tempered Clavier\u003c\/em\u003e, to Debussy's \u003cem\u003ePreludes\u003c\/em\u003e, to (perhaps my favorite set) the Chopin \u003cem\u003ePreludes\u003c\/em\u003e. Many of the preludes in this set take seeds of inspiration from the pithy, brilliant works of those composers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pieces also reference specific Hindustani ragas, and use many Indian classical techniques (see notes for each specific prelude at the end of the score).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many of the preludes in this set do have a have a kind of sparkling, crystalline quality to them, that isn't where the name comes from. The first three preludes I wrote from this set were for one of my oldest friends, pianist Crystal Rivette.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"A Piece of Sky Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67853443694671,"sku":"CRP100","price":48.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/22d89e1c00f450857e93bf236b60b61e.webp?v=1792770221","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/ja\/products\/esmail-crystal-preludes-book-1-aposky","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}