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GEORGE CRUMB PROCESSIONAL Piano Solo PERFORMANCE NOTES 1) Mach fPrcesiomal tated in the ational manner wereby the revaing ey Sgt emai in foe ouput he nage) Forth ho onal aos however ‘Stina wl apply oly wo heme they precede excep in abe) of mediate repstion of ich stem a pices 2) The merous indication i approximate andy vay slighty, depending onthe sous pope fhe ball ee |) Foran tema venion of Processional hichacads afew “extended pan” ees, ‘Sscthe Append on age’). The si ona pasapes of he aerate version ques Fotiowing special tectagus laying! 1) Muted tone, nde by the symbols." In oder that he desi dre Be ‘rade, he ming shoul be ue i an at the very end the sing Le. as ‘Show xpos to the“beile" f he ting). 1 Pci playing insted by the etn “pz...” The sing ould be Packed wit the ingerip Goward the center fe si). ©) Harmonics, bythe symbol" The press alpaca be eed yang any ver of ape to he sis nore tht the execution of these eles be accra itisimportn tha he sng be ‘layed by Bs of deafing tape with he pte led hereon. 4) (PR), = 2 pase of approsimatly seconds the vibes 5) Be PROGRAM NOTE Processional ke ach of my msc, is strongly tonal but inegaes chromatic, ‘modal and whole toe element. The descending tons sated a he being preset the tasie harmonic cel subveguenly elaborated by asd laser combinations and Femuaons. Although Procesona eset continu of susabed legato pa tne tiny moods ramen (wich nterieny emerge and ecede) provide cones in ‘mca, Tink of Procesonal as an “experiment in harmon chemi” (Debusysdeseip- tion of his mage for piano) the mse concern wah he prismatic eet of sue ‘hangs of harmon clo and fequen modulation, While composing the work, fl 50 eed forthe snc fhe "vend an and into mye the conras Oee {nd coor wae thug te conventional mae of playing onthe Kye. However, 1 ‘esque dicen akemateverton which dosnt ince 3 minimal se oF ‘on ey effets (he coe Between the vo esion eft the pais). "The tse ofthe wok was suggested by the miss obese Feeraton of pul ‘csempre pun, eaicoment") and Hoa “unfllng” gestes. raps the moss Sages ore a poesia of ae” rather han any sont of este ose “haa! processional (Geonce Crown Premiere Gilbert Kalish, plano: ly 26, 1984 Tanglewood, Lent, Massachusens for Gibert Kalish PROCESSIONAL Sempre pulsando,estaticamente {d= 120 ps fe poco ritardando. a tempo, sempre mormorando ee es PPP, ® Se ert ne @ EE Bg, De a op Bs (os temp —————— molto rit. - - un poco pid lento ees eae Se : ioe Pee —— Oa oe — = ancora pit lento pm APPENDIX hic inade fo ende

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