Dream of the Forgotten Children
By David Lanz
00:00 Opening statement starts out soft and crescendos with an ascending form. The meter is
quadruple with, simple division. Throughout the piece the continuous repetition of ascending
split chords in the bass clef carries the driving pulse.
00:16 Melody is introduced, opening theme I.
00:30 Theme I is repeated. At the ending of the phrase harmony is added.
00:46 Theme I is repeated in a lower registry. The cadence of the theme includes a trill of the
keys.
01:00 Theme II begins and adds includes harmony.
01:13 Theme III . In this phrase there are crescendos and decrescendos with the ascending and
descending melody.
01:30 Syncopated rhythm in the melody.
01:40 piano dynamics. Melody phrase repeats twice.
01:57 Key change to minor. Same melody phrase repeats twice more with the cadence on the
second ending in a trill. Crescendos as the form descends.
02:13Theme I with harmony
02:30 Theme II
02:40 Theme III
02:55Ascending phrase of theme III
03:01 descending transition of theme III
03:12 Theme III repeats
03:24 Ascending phrase of theme III repeats
03:30 descending phrase of theme III repeats and adds a second and third cadence of the phrase.
03:57 Slower final descending phrase with ascending arpeggio cadence.
Return to the Heart
By David Lanz
00:00 Opening statement, the main theme is introduced. This piece is a polyphonic, triple meter,
with simple division, and its contour is an arch.
00:08 Main theme is repeated with variation I being introduced.
00:17 Theme II is introduced. Base clef takes Variation I while the treble clef continues on with
theme II.
00:25 Interlude between phrases starts and just before the end it crescendos. There is a whole rest
and a low note is played to resolve the dissonance created by the build. The melody is played by
the treble clef higher registry and the harmony is played by lower.
00:36 Key change and the main theme repeats. Harmony continues.
00:52 Theme II is played again with variation I.
01:00 Interlude is repeated and crescendos.
01:08: Everything comes together in a climax. Harmony continues. In this phrase there is a
descending contour in the music of the chords that are played in the higher registry, ending with
an arpeggio.
01:22 Imitation of a descending contour occurs between the high registry and the lower.
01:30 Climax diminuendos
01:54 Main theme repeats with harmony.
02:02 Main theme with variation I
02:13 Theme II with harmony repeats and crescendo at the end
02:21 Theme III is introduced. This theme has harmony in it and the notes in the lower registry
are emphasized more. This creates a nice syncopation when the melody returns to the higher
registry of notes.
02:34 a trill of the notes brings in a repeat of theme III
02:51 Main theme joins back in
03:04 Main theme repeats in a different octave, diminuendos until the final cadence a chord with
a slightly arpeggio.
Cristofori’s Dream.
By David Lanz
00:00 the piece opens with repeated ascending arpeggios. It is a duple meter, with compound
division. Introduction repeats twice and adds lower notes played by strings on second phrase
ending with a pause.
00:24 Theme I starts while the piano repeats ascending arpeggios and the strings continue one
note per measure. The phrase ends with a pause.
00:45 Theme I repeats with harmony and strings playing. The cadence of this phrase includes a
rapid arpeggio of the last chord followed by a pause.
01:06 Theme II, melody only, no strings.
01:23 Theme II repeats in a lower registry ending with a slower ascending cadence.
01:33 Strings join
01:41 Theme II with harmony. Oboe playing contrapuntal melody.
02:01 Theme II repeats with harmony, strings and Oboe
02:12 Theme III strings
02:30 Key change and repeat of theme III. Strings join the melody.
02:37 Theme III continues with harmony added by piano and strings including a pause before
next theme.
02:55 Theme II with strings playing a contrapuntal melody.
03:04 Oboe joins theme II playing a contrapuntal melody.
03:12 Variation of theme II with faster notes and accelerando and crescendo transitioning to
theme III
03:21 Theme III forte with harmony. Strings are playing accompaniment notes.
03:38 Key change and repeat of theme III with strings joining melody.
03:50 Augmented theme elements to bridge
04:00 Key change
04:05 Ritardando of the notes ascending, Leading into a climax of theme III repeat
04:08 Repeat of theme III. Strings join melody and harmony.
04:21 ascending notes to an octave higher in theme III. Strings play melody. Slows and
diminuendo.
04:40 three single note lead into repeat of introduction.
04:51 Theme I repeats
04:59 Harmony added then slows and diminuendos to a pause.
05:12 Theme I returns to original tempo in upper registry with strings playing contrapuntal
melody.
05:38 strings fade and triangle added playing melody while registry continues to rise until
cadence. Music slows at the end of the phrase.
05:53 Arpeggio cadence.