No. 5: The Fairy Garden

Slow and solemn, in C major, 3/4 time.

The opening (measures 1-22) depicts the prince's appearance at dawn and his discovery of the princess, expressed through gradually ascending notes. The subsequent section, beginning with arpeggios in both hands (measures 23-50), portrays the princess's awakening and the gathering of people, with tension building towards the grand finale. The final section (measures 51-55), where the fairy blesses the prince and princess, is majestically and brilliantly depicted by glissandos; however, in a piano solo, this passage requires ingenuity in fingering and pedaling.