Grieg - Lyric Pieces - Op. 12, No. 5 - Popular Melody
ID 3812 · Grieg, Edvard · Piano · Level 6 · Points 41750
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First published: unknown. Completeness: unknown.Grieg’s Popular Melody is a gently moving song in triple time, combining dotted rhythms, little triplets, and grace-note turns over changing chordal support. The opening tune rises from a low pickup, then curls downward in short answers. A contrasting phrase begins higher and descends over more sustained harmonies. The two ideas alternate, with small changes in the bass and inner voices, before the opening material returns for a fading close. An interesting detail is the melody’s rhythmic variety: dotted notes, even notes, and triplets all appear within the same compact song.
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