Prélude, Aria et Final,
Op. 23 is a work written in 1886 - 87 by the
Belgian composer
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César Franck
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Structure
As the name implies, it comprises three movements: a
prelude, an
aria
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, and a final.
I. Prélude
With the
tempo
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indication as ''Allegro moderato e maetoso'', 4/4 (common) times, it begins with a half march-like character, with tension slowly building up and the flow of the music increasing. It is the only movement in this composition with a loud ending.
II. Aria
The mood of this slow movement is fantasy-like, gradually turning into a chorale with tension building up and the increasing music flowing progressing much like the first movement.
III. Final
The third movement begin with a fiery ''Allegro molto ed agitato'' in ''P'' with frequent and abrupt dynamic changes throughout most of the movement such as from ''pp'' to ''ff'' in measure 3. The flow of music is constant and restless but unlike the previous movements, the flow of music decreases in the bottom half near the ending. The restless character finally becomes gentle, fading away into a last tonic chord in ''ppp''.
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Compositions by César Franck