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For Orchestra (Kram)
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Richard Kram
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Richard Kram
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Sheet Music
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Richard Kram
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PDF File is US Legal - 8.5x14
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General Information
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Elegy on the Three Chords that Saved the World
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Kram, Richard
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IRK 23
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F major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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2011
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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5 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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Modern
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Orchestra
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About the Piece
One night noodling around at the keyboard, I just happened to play the opening three chords (I-ii-V) in the voicing of measure 1, and I thought to myself, where would tonal music be without these three chords in this sequence. So much classical tonal music is based on these three chords (not I-IV-V). They define the circle of fifths that in turn defined the tonal framework of music from Corelli to Mahler. Yes, these three chords saved the world - at least the world of tonal music. So I just went where these three chords took me that night. As it turned out it took me down Elgar lane. My sister calls this "Elgargy". Mostly a very quiet piece with limited orchestration. And the piece also proves that parallel fifths can in fact sound very good.
