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Diploma of Piano
Diploma of Piano
Fryderyk Chopin
Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 (5
minutes )
Total
timing (38 minutes )
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
Prelude No.17 in A flat major is dominated by the short opening motive. The
music evokes a festive mood as the motive is echoed in various register of the
piano. The subject of the stately fugue, which consists of two three-note chords
landing on the dominant, is announced by the tenor, bass, soprano and finally
alto. It is supported by a flowing countersubject at each recurrence.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 (1783)
I. Theme and Variations: Andante grazioso
II. Menuetto
III. Alla turca: Allegretto
The last movement reveals a sonata rondo design (ABACABA). The rondo theme
begins short-breathed motive which recalls the nervous energy of the first
movement. At the heart of the movement is a remarkable contrapunctal episode
in A flat and another. Interestingly, the rondo theme is heard faintly in A flat
major, before the ferocious conclusion in C minor.
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 (1834)