Morceaux de fantaisie
Morceaux de fantaisie (French for Fantasy Pieces; Russian: Пьесы Фантазии, Pyesy Fantazii), Op. 3, is a set of five piano solo pieces composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1892. The title reflects the pieces' imagery rather than their musical form, as none are actual fantasies. The set was dedicated to Anton Arensky, his harmony teacher at the Conservatory.
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Composition
Elegie in E♭ minor
Elegie (Элегия, Elegiya) is a musical elegy at moderato tempo.
Prelude in C♯ minor
The second piece, Prelude (Прелюдия, Prelyudiya) is the most famous of the set.
Melody in E major
Melody (Мелодия, Melodiya) is a short piece played Adagio sostenuto. It was rewritten by Rachmaninoff in 1940, along with the Serenade.
Polichinelle in F♯ minor
The fourth piece, called Polichinelle (Полишинель, Polishinyelʹ), is in an ambiguous key although often referred to as "in F♯ minor" (the F♯ minor triad has never been established throughout), and played Allegro vivace. It is a character piece, based on the Commedia dell'arte character Pulcinella (Polichinelle is the French translation of this word) from which Punch (from Punch and Judy) derives. It is in ternary form (ABA), beginning and ending with a fast section that gives way to a slower, lyrical melodious passage in the middle.
Serenade in B♭ minor
The set ends with Serenade (Серенада, Serenada). It was rewritten by Rachmaninoff in 1940, along with the Melodie in E major. In several places, the key is in B♭ Dorian mode instead of B♭ minor.
External links
- Morceaux de Fantaisie: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Piano.ru - Sheet music download
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- Aleko
- The Miserly Knight
- Francesca da Rimini
- Salammbô
- Monna Vanna
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Symphonies |
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- Scherzo in D minor
- Suite in D minor
- Prince Rostislav
- The Rock
- Caprice bohémien
- Isle of the Dead
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Symphonic Dances
- Morceaux de salon
- Trio élégiaque No. 1
- Trio élégiaque No. 2
- Cello Sonata in G minor
- Suite No. 1 for two pianos
- Suite No. 2 for two pianos
- Russian Rhapsody
- Polka Italienne
- Morceaux de fantaisie
- Morceaux de salon
- Six moments musicaux
- Variations on a Theme of Chopin
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor
- Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor
- Études-Tableaux, Op. 39
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli
- Polka de W.R.
- Étude in F♯ major
- Lento in D minor
- Four Pieces
- Three Nocturnes
- Piece (Canon) in D minor
- Four Improvisations
- Morceau de Fantaisie in G minor
- Fughetta in F major
- Three Pieces
- Miscellaneous
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- Conservatoire Rachmaninoff
- Rachmaninoff (crater)
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