Gondoliera, Op. 20 No. 2
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Piano
- Duration
- 3'37''
- Publisher
- Stainer & Bell (H485); from Album de morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 20, Book 1
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About this piece
A Venetian boat song for cello and piano from Squire's Album de morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 20. The cello sings a lilting tune over a rocking piano part, with a more flowing middle section in D major before the opening returns.
Technical overview
Allegretto in 6/8, in F major with a D major middle section. Shifts reach fourth position, and long slurs carry sixteenth-note arpeggios across the strings. There are grace notes and a passage marked sul D, and the piece ends with pizzicato chords.
Technical focus
- Accidentals
- Collaboration with Piano
- Dynamics
- Grace Notes
- Hairpin Dynamics
- Legato
- Pizzicato
- Shifting
- String Crossings
- Tempo Changes