Tchaikovsky, Pytr Il'ich : Les saisons - 12 Morceaux caracteristiques No.4 "Perce-neige" B-Dur
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Author : Yamamoto, Akihisa
Last Updated: June 25, 2019
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Author : Yamamoto, Akihisa
Sky-blue, pure
Snowdrop flowers
Beside them, transparent
Lingering light snow
Dedicated to passing sorrows,
The last tears, and
Dedicated to happiness soon to come,
The first dreams...
The epigraph is the entire poem "Spring" from Apollon Maykov's poetry collection In the Fields (1857).
Although written in 6/8 time, interestingly, when each measure is divided into two, it sounds like an elegant waltz. While in a major key, similar to "January", the frequent absence of accompaniment on strong beats evokes hesitation or incompleteness. The salon-like melody, which frequently uses appoggiaturas, is initially presented in the uppermost voice but often shifts to inner voices. The somewhat lengthy middle section is written in D minor, characterized by a melancholic yet light upper voice. As described above, both the main section and the middle section possess an ambivalence, lacking a unified character. Furthermore, dynamic markings are generally biased towards soft dynamics, and a sense of strength or determination is not strongly felt. From this piece, similar to "March", one can perceive the faint brightness of early spring, where winter has not yet fully receded.
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