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Adalid - Romances sans paroles, Book 4 No. 4 - Berceuse (Dulces recuerdos)

ID 6795 · Structured composer unknown · Piano · Graded · Level 6 · Points 19571

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The Andantino quasi Allegretto opening, measures 1–8, places a long upper melody above a dotted rocking figure and a separate lower voice. The music moves from one sharp to four sharps at measure 8, and the accompaniment continues alone before the upper dyads enter at measure 13. Measures 13–29 expand the melody through paired notes, short replies and trills in measures 17 and 27. The rocking motion then moves into the right hand. In measures 35–40, the marked left-hand crossings place high dyads above a held middle line and lower moving notes. A brief leap into high dyads in measure 42 leads to a descending answer and renewed inner-voice writing. Measures 50–58 recall the opening phrase and its change of key, followed by an extended written return of the rocking accompaniment, upper melody, trills and crossing-hand exchanges in measures 59–100. Measures 101–109 alternate sustained upper harmonies with lower replies, building to a rolled forte chord in measure 108. The following phrases become more spare. From measure 116, the rocking figure supports a quiet closing melody over the low bass; calando in measure 117 carries the music toward the final sustained chord.