Prélude, Aria et Final

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Prélude, Aria et Final is a late-Romantic piano composition by César Franck, noted for its rich harmonic language and three-movement cyclical structure.

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Prélude, Aria et Final canonical 1

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instanceOf piano composition ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
associatedComposerNationality Belgian-French ⓘ
catalogueNumber FWV 23 ⓘ
composer César Franck ⓘ
dedicatedTo Marie Poitevin ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1888 ⓘ
formCharacteristic cyclical thematic relationships between movements ⓘ
genre late-Romantic music ⓘ
harmonicStyle rich chromatic harmony ⓘ
historicalContext composed near the end of César Franck’s life ⓘ
influences Franck’s own organ writing style ⓘ
German symphonic tradition ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key E major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movement Aria ⓘ
Final ⓘ
Prélude ⓘ
movementOrder first movement: Prélude ⓘ
second movement: Aria ⓘ
third movement: Final ⓘ
notableFeature contrasting characters between movements ⓘ
expressive lyricism in the Aria movement ⓘ
integration of themes across movements ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 23 ⓘ
performanceContext concert repertoire for advanced pianists ⓘ
period late Romantic era ⓘ
placeInOeuvre one of César Franck's major late piano works ⓘ
publisher E. Fromont ⓘ
reception regarded as an important work in the Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Prélude, Choral et Fugue ⓘ
Variations symphoniques ⓘ
structure cyclical form ⓘ
style French Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ
texture dense, organ-like piano textures ⓘ
thematicTechnique motivic transformation across movements ⓘ
titleElement Aria ⓘ
Final ⓘ
Prélude ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 18–20 minutes ⓘ
yearComposed 1887 ⓘ

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