Schumann - Scheherazade - Op. 68, No. 32
ID 4015 · Schumann, Robert · Piano · Level 6 · Points 18750
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First published: unknown. Completeness: unknown.Scheherazade unfolds as a quiet, continuous narrative, with a sustained upper melody surrounded by flowing inner notes and long bass tones. Rolled chords and chromatic inflections give the otherwise steady texture a softly changing color. The opening eight measures establish the songlike idea. Subsequent phrases shift its harmony and carry the moving notes into lower registers, while stronger accents briefly interrupt the hushed atmosphere. A very quiet, slowing passage leads back to the original tempo, and related material returns with subtle changes in the inner voices. The final phrase fades over sustained bass notes beneath a fermata. Interesting fact: The melody and much of its flowing accompaniment share the upper staff, so the texture contains more independent voices than the two-staff layout might first suggest.
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