Kalmus Edition Scherzo and Petite Suite - Borodin - Piano - Book

Composer: Alexander Borodin
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Alexander Borodin's Scherzo in A-flat major and his Petite Suite (a suite of seven piano pieces), were written in 1885 and were later orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.

The Petite Suite consists of 7 movements, with descriptions supplied by the composer:

• 1. Au couvent, Andante religioso, C-sharp minor ("The Church's vows foster thoughts only of God")
• 2.Intermezzo, Tempo di minuetto, F major ("Dreaming of Society Life")
• 3. Mazurka I, Allegro, C major ("Thinking only of dancing")
• 4. Mazurka II, Allegretto, D-flat major ("Thinking both of the dance and the dancer")
• 5. Reverie, Andante, D-flat major ("Thinking only of the dance")
• 6. Serenade, Allegretto, D-flat major ("Dreaming of love")
• 7. Nocturne, Andantino, G-flat major ("Lulled by the happiness of being in love")