Schumann - The Italian Sailor's Song - Op. 68, No. 36
ID 4006 · Schumann, Robert · Piano · Level 6 · Points 43000
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First published: unknown. Completeness: unknown.The Italian Sailor's Song combines a low, dramatic call with a quick, buoyant 6/8 dance. Schumann sets the sharply contrasting moods close together, creating a miniature scene full of sudden changes in energy. The brief Lento introduction pauses on sustained notes before the Presto launches into detached paired notes above a repeating bass pattern. Rising sequences, grace notes, and emphatic accents carry the central passages through several registers. Near the end, the slow opening call returns, followed by one last burst of the fast theme. Interesting fact: the opening Lento material reappears almost at the finish, but the piece still ends at Presto, compressing its main contrast into the final few measures.
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