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Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich : Tableaux d'une exposition 　No.2 "Il vecchio castello"

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Music ID : 23133
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：suite
Total Playing Time：4 min 10 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

Commentary (2)

Author : Itoh, Midori

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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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.

After an interlude of a somewhat gentler “Promenade” than the opening, the scene shifts to a medieval fantasy. As the title suggests, a minstrel is likely singing while playing a lute in front of “The Old Castle.” From beginning to end, the melancholic figuration played by the left hand is the very sound of a lute. In the orchestral version, this left-hand part is played by the bassoon, and the sweet melody in the right hand by the alto saxophone.

Writer: Itoh, Midori

Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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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.

It continues attacca from an interlude with elements of a promenade. It is marked Andantino molto cantabile e con dolce and written in 6/8 time. The piece begins with low, resonant open fifths. Over this accompaniment, a melancholic melody is sung.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko
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