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Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2
Johannes Brahms (1,833–1,897)
Key A major
Style Romantic
Roughly RCM ARCT · ABRSM ARSM · Trinity ATCL · Henle 7
Focus late-Romantic intermezzo: voicing in thick textures, rubato
What its lesson teaches
Prepare Brahms’s complete A-major Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2. Trace the melody and bass through the changing inner parts and compare the outer material with the middle. Use a short outer-voice reduction to plan breathing and balance, then rehearse a full performance without stopping. Write a concise programme note that distinguishes an audible relationship from an undocumented story. The C-major voicing warm-up trains balance in an easy key; then bring it to the A-major score.
Technique A major scale, hands together, 4 octaves C major moving top voice above held chordal voices, hands together
The other lesson pieces of Diploma
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 — complete pair Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 — complete Étude in B-flat minor, Op. 8 No. 11 Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 — complete pair Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 — complete Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57 Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867 — complete pair Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 4 (Op. 142 No. 4) — complete Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen, in E major Mallorca (Barcarola), Op. 202 Sonatine, M.40 — I. Modéré Étude in G major, Op. 40 No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
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