Des Abends

German work

Definition

In the evening — the first of the Fantasiestücke Op. 12, with a characteristic polyrhythmic texture (3 against 2).

Interpretive Guidance

The right hand plays in compound triplet time against the left hand's duple time. The two layers must be independently rhythmic; neither should assimilate the other. The effect is a gentle rocking between two simultaneous times.

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Language German

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