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Palmgren, Selim : Sun and Clouds "Juli Pa hoangen(July/Making hay)" Op.102-7

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Music ID : 49070
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:pieces
Total Playing Time:0 min 40 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Watanabe, Maiko

Last Updated: September 8, 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.

It depicts people diligently engaged in haymaking with brightness and cheerfulness. Among the pieces in this collection, it is the most active and sun-drenched, completely devoid of shadows.

The theme in C major (measures 1-6) possesses a sense of dynamism due to its dotted rhythm. The eighth notes on the off-beats in the left hand alternate between the low and high registers, reflecting a light and nimble quality.

From measures 7 to 14, the left hand features syncopation, forming an ostinato. The melody is sung with vibrant energy. From measures 15 to 16, the piece modulates to E-flat major, consisting of chords based on Impressionistic compositional techniques.

From measures 17 to 22, it modulates back to C major. Sixteenth-note arpeggios are added to the inner voices, accompanying the dotted rhythm of the theme, thereby increasing its dynamism. From measure 19, the left hand takes on a counter-melody, expressing joy.

From measures 23 to 24, it modulates again to E-flat major, and from measure 25, it returns to C major, developing rapidly until measure 31.

In the Coda, the theme reappears, non-harmonic tones ascend, the hands move in contrary motion, and the piece concludes brilliantly on a tonic (I) chord.

Writer: Watanabe, Maiko
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