Allegramente: Lively and Fast

A short piece with a performance time of only about 15 seconds. It is a piece that feels less like a fragment and more like a single variation within a set of variations. The right hand's double stops sing with a leaping quality, while the left hand continuously provides interjections on the off-beats. The relentless continuation of syncopation almost leads to a "Gestalt collapse," but in the final measure (measure 13), both hands align on the downbeat for the first time, allowing an escape from the rhythmic labyrinth.