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Eight Piano Pieces, No. 6: Intermezzo, Op. 76 No. 6

18784 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Eight Piano Pieces, No. 6: Intermezzo, Op. 76 No. 6 (1878) in one part.

Recording: Reed Tetzloff (piano) (2022)

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Follow all 6 sections as they play

: 0:03–3:51

, A major, 2/4. The A Section (Part 1, then Part 2) flows like a wave, with a constant tension between triplets and pairs of notes. The B Section, in F-sharp minor, is more rapturous. The A music (Part 1, then Part 2), and a short brings the melody back in the major , enriched with arpeggiated (spread) chords.

  1. A Section--A major: Part 1
  2. A Section--A major: Part 2

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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