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's Preludes, Op. 38 are a set of 24 piano pieces in the Chopinian model, each based on a folksong and each in a different key. It was composed in 1943–44, and dedicated to

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, his teacher. It is one of a number of examples of

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on Russian folksong.

List of preludes

#''Andantino''. C major. 27 bars. #''Scherzando''. A minor. 38 bars. #''Vivace leggiero''. G major. 53 bars #''Andantino''. E minor. 63 bars. #''Andante sostenuto''. D major. 45 bars. #''Allegro molto''. B minor. 35 bars. #''Moderato e tranquillo''. A major. 26 bars. #''Andante non troppo. Semplice e cantando – Poco Agitato – Tempo I''. F-sharp minor. 29 bars. #''Allegretto scherzando – Poco più mosso''. E major. 63 bars. #''Non troppo allegro ma agitato. Recitando, rubato – Largo – Come prima – Largo''. C-sharp minor. 43 bars. #''Vivace scherzando''. B major. 61 bars. #''Adagio''. G-sharp minor. 35 bars. #''Allegro non troppo''. F-sharp major. 69 bars. #''Prestissimo possibile''. E-flat minor. 100 bars. #''Allegretto marcato''. D-flat major. 32 bars. #''Allegro tenebroso''. B-flat minor. 59 bars. #''Andantino tranquillo''. A-flat major. 41 bars. #''Largamente con gravita''. F minor. 13 bars. #''Allegretto''. E-flat major. 35 bars. #''Andantino semplice''. C minor. 53 bars. #''Festivamente. Non troppo allegro''. B-flat major. 57 bars. #''Scherzando. Non troppo allegro''. G minor. 62 bars. #''Andante sostenuto''. F major. 30 bars. #''Allegro feroce – Meno mosso. Marciale. – Pochissimo più mosso – Poco meno mosso.''. D minor. 105 bars.

References

* Peters's edition of the score; Edition Peters Mo. 4785 – E.P.122225 – Licence-no. 415-300/285/73. Röderdruck,

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) Piano compositions by Dmitry Kabalevsky 1944 compositions

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Compositions for solo piano

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