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Romantic piano
Eight short pieces from Schubert to Brahms, each holding one mood.
Schubert → Mendelssohn → Chopin → Schumann → Liszt → Rachmaninoff → Brahms
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
This guide follows Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 (1892) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:17–4:18
The opening (A) is a heavy three-note in fortissimo that settles the of C-sharp minor. The music then drops to for the , and a short figure keeps returning between phrases. Then the section (B) begins, with triplets that turn into interlocking chords as it drives toward the . In the (A') the comes back at full power, so crowded that the score spreads it over four staves. A of about seven closes quietly.
- A
- 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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