Ballade in G minor, Op. 24
This guide follows Grieg’s Ballade in G minor, Op. 24 (1876) in one part (theme and variations).
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The is slow and sad. The variations change character quickly. 2 is agitated, in 9/8, with large left-hand leaps. 3 introduces a new, darker melody that stays to the . That melody in 12 in G major with massive chords. 13 goes back to G minor, and 14 pounds out the in fast octaves. The recalls the first eight of the and ends on a G minor chord.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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