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Ciurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas : Four Preludes Op.16

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Music ID : 12530
Composition Year:1904 
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:prelude
Total Playing Time:5 min 15 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Wada, Mayuko

Last Updated: March 1, 2008
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Composed in 1904. Consists of the following four short pieces:

  • B minor/b-moll: Begins with a persistently repeated descending figure in the right hand. The left hand passionately plays the melody in octaves, building the music from low to high registers. A short piece lasting approximately 45 seconds.
  • B minor/b-moll: Toccata-like. The undulating movement in the left hand transforms from single notes to octaves, increasing in density. Above this, the melody gradually ascends, emphasizing notes through repeated strikes. Performance duration is approximately 40 seconds.
  • D minor/d-moll: The melody unfolds in a melancholic atmosphere, set against an accompaniment of repeatedly descending triplets. Its style, characterized by frequent modulations, is reminiscent of Scriabin. The concluding D major ending is striking. Performance duration is approximately 3 minutes.
  • Episode from the symphonic poem THE SEA: A piece that offers a moment of relief after the somber atmosphere of the preceding work. Based on a theme from the 1907 symphonic work The Sea. A short piece of only 6 measures, with a performance duration of approximately 50 seconds.
Writer: Wada, Mayuko

Movements (4)

No.1 Op.16-1

Key: h-moll  Total Performance Time: 0 min 45 sec 

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Presto Op.16-2

Key: h-moll  Total Performance Time: 0 min 40 sec 

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Lento Op.16-3

Key: d-moll  Total Performance Time: 3 min 00 sec 

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Episode from the symphonic poem THE SEA Op.16-4

Total Performance Time: 0 min 50 sec 

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