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Palmgren, Selim : Sun and Clouds "Februari Mot Ijuset(February/Towards light)" Op.102-2

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Music ID : 49065
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:pieces
Total Playing Time:1 min 40 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Watanabe, Maiko

Last Updated: November 14, 2024
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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 piece of music vividly reflects the sentiments of Nordic people, who long for the coming spring and yearn for the sun during the harsh winter.

From measures 1 to 8, the half-note chords in the left hand gradually ascend, obscuring the tonality. The right hand is cyclical, subtly repeating ascending and descending motions in quarter notes. From measure 9, the note B (H) is sustained in the low register. Chords are struck repeatedly in the inner voices, increasing the tension. Chords in the high register slowly ascend in half notes. The music modulates from B major to C major, then ascends in half notes before descending to F major.

From measure 20, it modulates to A-flat major, wriggling upwards by seconds in eighth notes and moving towards exultation. From measure 24, it modulates to D-flat major, powerfully ascending in triplets. In measures 28-29, chords are powerfully struck repeatedly, reaching a climax.

From measure 30, it becomes a Coda, modulating to F major. The bass descends B-A-G-F-C-D-C, returning to the tonic chord, and the piece concludes magnificently with a tremolo on F.

Writer: Watanabe, Maiko
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