Ferdinand Beyer - 3 Morceaux de salon, Op. 119, No. 1 - La Mélancolie de Prume

Measures 1-8, marked Allegretto in 3/4 at the start, begin with wide rising flourishes followed by upper chords and rests. The figures become quieter, then a flowing lower broken-chord accompaniment leads into the melody.

Measures 9-56 introduce a slurred single-note melody above continuous lower broken chords. Grace-note figures and short rising replies alternate with longer held tones and descending phrases. The lower texture broadens into sustained inner tones beneath the melody before a rising connection closes the section.

Measures 57-100, marked Un poco più mosso at the start, place sustained melody tones above moving sixteenth-note figures and recurring lower bass notes. Rising replies, chromatic changes, and quieter descending phrases alternate with fuller accents. Wider upper and lower figures lead to a quieter connection.

Measures 101-132, marked Con Amabilità at the start, introduce a slurred melody with short rising and falling replies above lower bass notes, broken chords, and detached chords. The melody expands into paired notes and octaves, with chromatic changes and stronger accents before quieter replies return.

Measures 133-164 broaden the upper melody into octaves and chords above recurring lower bass notes and chords. Higher phrases and chromatic replies lead to a descending connection. Tempo I appears in measure 148, followed by moving upper sixteenth-note figures above lower broken chords. The upper line then broadens into paired-note phrases above repeated lower chords.

Measures 165-179 return the melody above repeated upper inner notes and lower broken chords. Short rising replies lead into a lower-register phrase, fuller paired notes, and wider runs. Quiet sustained chords and brief moving replies bring the piece to a held final chord with a fermata.