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Tristesse Op.77 No.1

Moritz Moszkowski

What's this piece like?
Moszkowski's Opus 77 is a great collection of 10 short pedagogical pieces of intermediate level. Each piece in this album focuses on a specific character and uses pianistic techniques to highlight that quality. Tristesse is a melancholic piece that makes extensive use of the minor 2nd and chromatic movements to create that mood. This piece is a great study in smooth legato and evenness of sound.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for intermediate level pianists who are working on their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
A minor

MOOD: Sad, melancholic and dramatic.

TECHNIQUE: Counterpoint and legato.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 4
Equivalent to ABRSM level 4
Equivalent to Suzuki book 4
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1903

First controlled plane flight by the Wright Brothers.

1904

New York City subway opens.

1905

Albert Einstein publishes his theory of Special Relativity.

1906

Dmitri Shostakovich was born.

1907

10 Short Pieces Op. 77 was first published when M. Moszkowski was 53 years old.

1907

Edvard Grieg died.

1909

North Pole is reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson.

1912

Chinese Republic proclaimed after a revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty.

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New Mexico and Arizona admitted as states of the U.S.

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