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15. On Rainy Days in D minor

Berenice Benson Bentley

What's this piece like?
Berenice Bentley had an extraordinary melodic gift and this entire album is full of great little pieces for elementary to early beginner levels. Controlling the sound at the start and at the end a musical phrase is a difficult skill to develop and this piece has everything to help you develop that: short phrases, each starting in a different position and moving in a different direction.
Who's this piece for?
A great piece for beginners who are polishing their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
D minor

MOOD: Calm, sad and slow.

TECHNIQUE: Legato and coordination.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 1
Equivalent to ABRSM level 1
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1929

The Great Depression starts in the U.S.

1931

“The Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes the U.S. national anthem.

1933

Hitler is appointed German chancellor.

1936

Spanish civil war begins.

1939

On Rainy Days was first published when B.B. Bentley was 53 years old.

1939

Gone with the Wind premieres.

1939

The World War II begins with German invasion of Poland.

1943

Sergey Rachmaninoff died.

1945

Béla Bartók died.

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