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Romanze in F major, Op. 118 No. 5

18934 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Romanze in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 (1893) in one part.

Recording: Evgeny Kissin (piano) (2007)

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in F major, hushed and song-like. In the A section a falling second in the top voice is repeated four times in gentle steps. Then the B section modulates to D major; a four- is repeated with small changes over a rocking bass with a tone (a long-held low note), and the melody sits in an inner voice. When A , the opening reaches a marked (more expressive) before the quiet .

  1. A
  2. B

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

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