Voice and Keyboard

Piano Solo

Publisher: Willis Music
Series: Willis
Piano Level: Mid-Intermediate
Pages: 6
Credits: George Anson Mid-Intermediate Level
Composer(s): George Anson

One of the best-known works by Palmgren, this Impressionistic piece requires the L.H. to project the melody even when it crosses over the R.H. The pedal is notated throughout, creating atmospheric effects. This short piece (36 measures) is a perfect introduction to Impressionism for the Intermediate/Late Intermediate student featuring thick sonorities, parallelism and rolled chords.

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Selim Palmgren has been called the Chopin of the North. But, he has sometimes been called the Schumann of the North too, Schumann having been the ideal of his youth. Since Palmgren was himself an excellent pianist, it is no wonder that these little pieces dating back to the early 20th century lend themselves admirably to performance on the piano. Many of them evoke an immediate repsonse from the listener with their sensitively felt northern mood. In spite of the impressionistic lyrical style reflecting the period during which they were composed, the composer's personal idiom is at all times clearly recognizable.