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Elegy
for Carillon
Notes
Elegy for Carillon honors the memory of Johan Franco (1908-1988), a dedicated 20th century composer who devoted much of his time and energy to the creation of music for the carillon.
Elegy begins as a song without a melody, opening with a somber statement sixteen measures in length. After modulating to a new key, its plaintive ariose theme emerges in the soprano line. There follows a sequence of modulations and reappearances of Elegy’s theme in different ranges and voices of the harmonic texture, until, with increased movement, the melody is stated boldly in the lower pedal notes of the instrument, against the arpeggiated harmonies of the introduction sounded in the higher registers. After this climactic statement, the energy level gradually abates, gently fading away to a serene ending.
Elegy can be effectively rendered on the piano with judicious octavo basso doublings of the bass line in the left hand.
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