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Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich : Tableaux d'une exposition  No.7 "Limoges, le marche"

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Music ID : 23138
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:suite
Total Playing Time:1 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

Commentary (2)

Author : Itoh, Midori

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

It begins attacca, following the “Promenade” at the same tempo as the opening (which is sometimes omitted in arrangements). Although there is no corresponding painting for this piece, it can be interpreted as depicting the conversations of women gathered in a market and the scene of people coming and going. It is characterized by a continuous sixteenth-note rhythm; in the orchestral version, this restlessness is expressed by rapidly shifting instruments to play the motif.

Writer: Itoh, Midori

Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Continues attacca from <Promenade>. It is believed to be inspired by a painting depicting French women fiercely arguing in a market in Limoges, an old city in southwestern France. This piece, marked Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando, is based on "f" (forte), and the frequently applied sforzandos convey the lively hustle and bustle of the market.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko