Composer's Note
Fantasia On An Ostinato is based on a famous repetitive passage by Ludwig van Beethoven (Symphony No.7, second movement). That music is unique in Beethoven's output because of a relentless ostinato that continues, unvaried except for a long crescendo and added accompanimental voices, for over four minutes. Beethoven's near-minimalistic use of his material and my own desire to write a piece in which the performer is responsible for decisions concerning the durations of repeated patterns led to my first experiment in so-called minimalist techniques.
Fantasia On An Ostinato
| Arrangement | Piano |
| Genres | Post-1900 |
| Format | Instrumental Work |
| Level | 5 |
| NumberOfPages | 12 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | G. Schirmer |
| Contributors | Corigliano, John (Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9798350107555 |
| UPC | 0073999759846 |