Cloches d'un matin de fete

Like a drum machine with constantly repeating eighth notes. Part of "12 Images in Short Preludes"
Excerpt of Cloches d'un matin de fete

Era

Twentieth Century

Difficulty Level

Late Intermediate

Mood

Playful

Video

Elements

8th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

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Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Sustain Pedal

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Expression

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

Two Note Slurs

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Expression

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

Details

Title

Cloches d'un matin de fete

Alternate Title

Bells on a Festive Morning

Year

1922

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

A Minor

Time Signature

Cut Time

# of Measures

22

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens