Three Preludes for Piano
This guide follows Gershwin’s Three Preludes for Piano (1926) in three parts: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso, Andante con moto e poco rubato and Allegro ben ritmato e deciso.
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Follow all 14 sections as they play
- I e
- II e
- III e
I e 0:00–1:26
Fast and rhythmic, in B-flat major. The presents the five-note blues that throughout. The B section brings new ideas, with brief virtuoso bursts of repeated notes, octaves, scales and crossed hands, each giving way quickly to something else. A leads back to the opening material (A′), and a short follows.
- A:
- B
II e 1:32–4:33
III e 4:43–5:53
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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