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Prelude In E-flat Major (Rachmaninoff)
The Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6 is a 1903 composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff.''Id.'' It is part of Rachmaninoff's Preludes, Op. 23 (Rachmaninoff), Ten Preludes, Op. 23. Structure The E-flat major Prelude is written in a variation form. An extended sixteenth note accompaniment is offset by a three note reoccurring melodic germ in the right hand. The prelude is a serially reoccurring set of repetitions and variations. Measures 1–9 establish the theme – a parallel period with a cadence in G minor – that continues throughout the piece. The theme is varied in measures 9–20 in G minor, F, E flat, A flat, F, and G. A repetition of the theme occurs at measure 21, and then is drastically simplified. Measure 28 An exchange of ascending and descending chromatic sequences occurs at measures 31 and 32, offset contrapuntally by the changes of the primary theme. Measures 31 and 32 Towards the end of the Prelude, an emphasis is placed on the sixteenth note accompanimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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