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Melody Op.4 No.2

Fanny Mendelssohn

What's this piece like?
This piece has a short and captivating theme with a dramatic and heroic character. The broken chords in the accompaniment add intensity to the music and help push the flow of the melody forward. Good voicing and relaxed wrists are the most important skills this piece will help you improve.
Who's this piece for?
This is a great piece for intermediate level pianists with a solid foundation and strong technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
C# minor

MOOD: Agitated, dramatic and intense.

TECHNIQUE: Rubato, voicing and alternating hands.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 8
Equivalent to ABRSM level 7
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1841

Lower and Upper Canada united.

1843

Edvard Grieg was born.

1845

Edgar Allan Poe publishes The Raven and Other Poems.

1845

Texas is annexed into the United States of America.

1847

3 Melodies Op. 4 was first published when F. Mendelssohn was 42 years old.

1847

California and New Mexico annexed by U.S.

1847

Felix Mendelssohn died.

1848

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write the Communist Manifesto.

1849

Frédéric Chopin died.

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