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Consolation Op.87 No.5

Cécile Chaminade

What's this piece like?
Chaminade's Opus 87 is a set of 6 character pieces that fit very well within the mid-intermediate to early-advanced levels. The first piece in this set is a Consolation, which features a tender, confident, and simple melody in the main theme. The middle section brings contrast to the main section with a new melancholic theme in a minor key.
Who's this piece for?
Great piece for advanced pianists who want to expand their repertoire and learn more about the music of Chaminade.
3-4 pages
Romantic
Bb major

MOOD: Happy, passionate and triumphant.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 9
Equivalent to ABRSM level 8
Equivalent to Suzuki book 7
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1980

Ronald Reagan elected president of the United States.

1981

AIDS is first identified.

1981

Reagan nominates Judge Sandra Day O'Connor, 51, of Arizona, as first woman on U.S. Supreme Court.

1986

Major nuclear accident at Soviet Union's Chernobyl power station alarms world.

1987

6 Humorous Pieces Op. 87 was first published 43 years after C. Chaminade died.

1989

After 28 years, Berlin Wall is open to West.

1989

Voyager 2 spacecraft speeds by Neptune after making startling discoveries about the planet and its moons.

1997

The hugely successful Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling debuted in 1997. The series would go on to become the best-selling series in world history.

2001

Terrorists attack the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in NYC.

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