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2. To a Violet in D major

Leopold Godowsky

What's this piece like?
This piece is the second movement of a short suite called "The Netherland Suite". All three pieces are one-page long and with charming melodies, composed with pedagogical intent. The main challenge here is to develop the agility of playing block chords with a staccato touch.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for beginners who are polishing their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
D major

MOOD: Happy.

TECHNIQUE: Staccato and block chords.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 4
Equivalent to ABRSM level 3
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1912

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

1912

Titanic sinks on its first voyage.

1913

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premieres in Paris.

1914

World War I begins with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

1915

To a Violet was first published when L. Godowsky was 45 years old.

1915

Alexander Scriabin died.

1917

First American combat troops in France as the U.S. declares war on Germany.

1917

Russian Revolution begins.

1917

U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.

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