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Scriabin, Alexander : Mazurka h-moll

Work Overview

Music ID : 2554
Composition Year：1889　
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：mazurka
Total Playing Time：2 min 00 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

Commentary (2)

Author : Yamamoto, Nao

Last Updated: July 10, 2023
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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.

Mazurka in B minor was composed in 1889, concurrently with Mazurka in F major. This work is dedicated to Olga Monighetti, who was the daughter of a close family doctor of Natalia Sekerina, Scriabin's first love and a pianist. Other works dedicated to her include the Fantasy Sonata in G-sharp minor and Album Leaf in A-flat major. Although shorter than the Mazurka in F major, this work is structured in ternary form. It reveals elements that would become the foundation of Scriabin's style, such as unstable movements by minor seconds and octave leaps, already present around this time.

Writer: Yamamoto, Nao

Author : Yamamoto, Nao

Last Updated: July 10, 2023
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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.

Performance Tips

This piece is written in a different style from the Mazurka in F major, and the accents in measures 2 and 4 bring out its quality. In measure 33, section B, the right hand's octave passage with chromatic phrases expresses instability. While a different left-hand movement enters there, be careful not to let the dotted notes or ornaments get buried, and ensure the rhythm is clearly audible, so that the hands maintain independence.

Writer: Yamamoto, Nao

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