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Pejačević, Dora : Humoreske As-Dur Op.54a

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Music ID : 18215
Composition Year:1920 
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:character pieces
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Nishii, Yoko

Last Updated: October 3, 2020
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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.

This work was completed on July 31, 1920, when the composer was 34 years old. For a long time, it remained in the form of a handwritten manuscript copy, but it was first published in 1978 by the Croatian Music Institute (Hrvatski Glazbeni Zavod). Regarding this short piece, Dora wrote in a letter to Roza (Roza Runje-Mladota, sister of Dora's husband Ottmar von Runje), to whom she had dedicated Nocturne, Op. 50, that it was "a crazy piece that reminds me that there's a little imp lurking somewhere inside me, and it contains elements of a Slavic dance." Initially, Dora had named Caprice, Op. 54(b), composed a week after this Humoresque, Op. 54(a), as Humoresque No. 2, suggesting she considered these two pieces as a set; however, the reason for her change in title remains unclear. While many of her works are romantic and melancholic, this is a joyful and rhythmic piece that reveals another side of her, full of humor and wit.

Writer: Nishii, Yoko

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