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Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeevich : Musiques d'enfants　"Tarantelle" Op.65-4

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Music ID : 22923
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：pieces
Total Playing Time：1 min 00 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

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Author : Itoh, Midori

Last Updated: February 9, 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 is a dance-like miniature piece, as its title suggests, unfolding to the rapid 6/8 time rhythm of the "tarantella," originating from Italy. Initially, a vibrant theme in D minor is repeated, but it modulates rapidly at a fast tempo. In the middle section (measures 39-48), the mood shifts abruptly to a cheerful major key, yet the rapid eighth notes of the "tarantella" continue in the left hand. The piece then moves into the recapitulation (measures 49-80), where the opening theme appears shifted forward by one weak beat, meaning the theme now begins with an eighth-note anacrusis, arguably adding even more dynamism to the musical character. The recapitulation concludes firmly without significant modulations, and the coda (from measure 81) ends with a majestic cadence.

Writer: Itoh, Midori
Japanese