“The combination of ideas in dreams is essentially fantastic; they are linked together in a sequence which is as a rule quite foreign to our ‘reality thinking’” C.G. Jung
These Fantasy Preludes are written as sounds and moods, inspired by events in the unreal world of dreams and fantasies. These musical dream sequences pass through wide-ranging emotions, sometimes unashamedly romantic (Amoroso), sometimes nightmarish (Danse Profane), sometimes trance like (Sotto Voce or In Der Nacht), sometimes religious (Chorale), sometimes quirky (Capriccio). They should be played quite freely - even with abandon. If I could dream musical sounds, the result would probably not be dissimilar to these nine preludes (Carol Barratt).