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The composition is marked ''vivacissimamente'', 122 [[half note]]s [[Beats per minute|per minute]]. The first [[Theme (music)|theme]] is entirely [[sixteenth note]]s accompanied by a repetitive [[ostinato]] bass in [[eighth note]]s. The second is a more lightweight melody in the [[Relative key|relative major]], [[F major]], but still completely comprises sixteenth notes. The only respite comes at the [[Coda (music)|coda]], in which the note durations lengthen and the piece comes to a close.<ref>{{cite book |last=Delaborde |first=Elie M. |title=Le Chemin de Fer, Op. 27 (score) |year=2000 |publisher=Ludwig Masters Publications |location=London }}</ref> |
The composition is marked ''vivacissimamente'' (extremely brisk, from ''[[:wikt:vivace|vivace]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textv/Vivacissimamente.html |title=Vivacissimamente |accessdate=2008-01-11 |author=Cole, Richard |date=2007 |work=[[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] Multimedia Music Dictionary }}</ref>, 122 [[half note]]s [[Beats per minute|per minute]]. The first [[Theme (music)|theme]] is entirely [[sixteenth note]]s accompanied by a repetitive [[ostinato]] bass in [[eighth note]]s. The second is a more lightweight melody in the [[Relative key|relative major]], [[F major]], but still completely comprises sixteenth notes. The only respite comes at the [[Coda (music)|coda]], in which the note durations lengthen and the piece comes to a close.<ref>{{cite book |last=Delaborde |first=Elie M. |title=Le Chemin de Fer, Op. 27 (score) |year=2000 |publisher=Ludwig Masters Publications |location=London }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:52, 12 January 2008
Le chemin de fer (French for "the railway"), Op. 27, is a programmatic étude composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan in 1844,[1] frequently cited as the first musical depiction of a railway.[2][3] It is a perpetuum mobile composition at an extremely fast tempo, in D minor.[3] It is dismissed as "amusing" and accused of making no technical innovations.[4]
Composition
The composition is marked vivacissimamente (extremely brisk, from vivace)[5], 122 half notes per minute. The first theme is entirely sixteenth notes accompanied by a repetitive ostinato bass in eighth notes. The second is a more lightweight melody in the relative major, F major, but still completely comprises sixteenth notes. The only respite comes at the coda, in which the note durations lengthen and the piece comes to a close.[6]
References
- ^ Brisson, Eric (2008). "Alkan - Le chemin de fer, étude, op.27". Pianopedia. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ Hitching, George (2006-08-24). "Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)". George Hitching personal page. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Murray, Christopher J. (2004). Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 12. ISBN 1-5795-8422-5.
- ^ Bellamann, H. "The Piano Works of C.V. Alkan" (PDF). The Musical Quarterly. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Cole, Richard (2007). "Vivacissimamente". Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ Delaborde, Elie M. (2000). Le Chemin de Fer, Op. 27 (score). London: Ludwig Masters Publications.
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