Seven Fantasies for piano (Fantasien), No. 7: Capriccio, Op. 116 No. 7
This guide follows Brahms’s Seven Fantasies for piano (Fantasien), No. 7: Capriccio, Op. 116 No. 7 (1892) in one part.
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Follow all 5 sections as they play
: 0:01–3:09
in D minor: the falling-third idea is spun out over tense diminished-seventh chords. Then the moves to A minor and 6/8, in two parts, with a brooding duple rhythm over a rocking accompaniment. A -like re- leads back to the opening (A′), and the piece ends on four D major chords.
- A Section
- B Section--A minor, 6/8 , : Part 1
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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