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Prelude In B-flat Major (Rachmaninoff)
The Prelude in B-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 2 is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed and premiered in 1903. Structure This virtuoso piece is rhythmically complex, contrasting thunderous left-hand ostinato against a jagged right-hand melodic line. As in Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, the performer must possess considerable left-hand endurance to maintain a consistent ''legato'' throughout the piece. The structural form of the piece is ternary, roughly "ABA" with a coda. The main "idea" of the composition appears in measure 3: Measure 3 Here, the left-hand ostinato continues unimpeded as the treble line, accented and marked ''sempre marcato'' and ''fortissimo'' makes a regal entrance. By measure 20, the kernel of measure 3 is varied drastically, into a transcendent sequence that introduces an inner voice and offsets the main theme. Measure 20 In measures 28–37, the Prelude transitions back to the main theme in a mini-encaptulation of classic first rondo form. The qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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