Document Type
Sheet Music
Publication Date
2015
Recommended Citation
Keebaugh, Ryan, "Thread Prelude (2015) for piano" (2015). Music Faculty Scholarship. 45.
https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/music_faulty_scholarship/45
Comments
Thread Prelude denotes a distinct type of meditation or reflection, based on short aphoristic statements, exploiting short and simple musical elements. The title’s symbolism denotes that when one takes the small tip of a roll of thread, one can unwind it more and more. Similarly, the “thread” themselves are small but profound, containing almost unlimited insight.This insight dissolves illusions and replaces it with reality. Each “thread” informs us to retreat from darkness and approach the light to become immortal.