Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
This guide follows Schumann’s Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 (1839) in one part.
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Marked ' ' (light and delicate), in C major. The is a simple, singing melody with a repeated grace-note figure and a forward-pushing dotted rhythm, over a flowing accompaniment. The first darker , in E minor, hardly shows the at all; then the . The second , in A minor, clearly resembles the . The comes back once more, and the ends with a quiet .
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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