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Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky

24 Preludes, op. 38

Op. 38

Dmitry Kabalevsky's Preludes, Op. 38, are a set of 24 piano pieces in the Chopinian model, each based on a folksong and each in a different key. It was composed in 1943–44, and dedicated to Nikolai Myaskovsky, his teacher. It is one of a number of examples of music written in all 24 major and minor keys.
The score is headed by a quote from Mikhail Lermontov on Russian folksong.

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Movements

  1. No. 1 in C major: Andantino
  2. No. 2 in A minor: Scherzando
  3. No. 3 in G major: Vivace leggiero
  4. No. 4 in E minor: Andantino
  5. No. 5 in D major: Andante sostenuto
  6. No. 6 in B minor: Allegro molto
  7. No. 7 in A major: Moderato e tranquillo
  8. No. 8 in F-sharp minor: Andante non troppo
  9. No. 9 in E major: Allegretto scherzando
  10. No. 10 in C-sharp minor: Non troppo allegro ma agitato
  11. No. 11 in B major: Vivace scherzando
  12. No. 12 in G-sharp minor: Adagio
  13. No. 13 in F-sharp major: Allegro non troppo
  14. No. 14 in E-flat minor: Prestissimo possibile
  15. No. 15 in D-flat major: Allegro marcato
  16. No. 16 in B-flat minor: Allegro tenebroso
  17. No. 17 in A-flat major: Andantino tranquillo
  18. No. 18 in F minor: Largamenta con gravita
  19. No. 19 in E-flat major: Allegretto
  20. No. 20 in C minor: Andantino semplice
  21. No. 21 in B-flat major: Festivamente non troppo allegro
  22. No. 22 in G minor: Scherzando non troppo allegro
  23. No. 23 in F major: Andante sostenuto
  24. No. 24 in D minor: Allegro feroce

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