Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899/4; Op. 90 No. 4
This guide follows Schubert’s Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899/4; Op. 90 No. 4 (1827) in one part.
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0:01–7:03
Cascading arpeggios open the piece in A-flat minor, answered by murmuring chords. The music travels through C-flat major and B minor before arriving in A-flat major, and the arpeggio figure accompanies the in a triplet . The central section (B) is in C-sharp minor, where chords replace the arpeggios; it brushes the major near its end but falls back to the minor. The opening music after the , and the piece ends in A-flat major.
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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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