Summary: <p>Pattern preludes are enigmas inside of conundrums wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. No - wait. That's not right... Pattern preludes, according to composer Karim Al-Zand's website, are, "...pieces constrained by a single idea (usually a rhythmic or textural ostinato) through which a composer expresses a narrowly focused thought. Patterning is especially well-suited to preludes, which are by convention short, concise and introductory." Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and others wrote pattern preludes. These little pieces function... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2014/03/13/49814/classical-classroom-episode-41-pretty-pattern-preludes-with-karim-al-zand/">Read More</a></p>
