“Butterfly” is one of my favorite pieces from the Romantic era. A charming character piece, it takes flight from the very first measure in a stream of rapid sixteenth notes, weaving through two related keys.
The composer, Edvard Grieg, wrote ten sets of these colorful, descriptive miniatures that attached illuminating titles. They form a collection of Lyric Pieces.
“March of the Dwarfs,” “Little Bird,” and “Butterfly,” among others, appeal to a listener’s imagination with their lush harmonic tapestries and engaging melodies.
A heart-fluttering flight of fancy, “Butterfly” has an improvised quality that is best realized in flexible time, or tempo rubato.
How beautifully Norway’s national composer weaves this nature-inspired mosaic that uplifts the spirit as it touches the heart.
International Online Piano Teacher, blogger, recording artist, composer, piano finder, freelance writer, film maker, story teller: Grad of the NYC H.S. of Performing Arts, Oberlin Conservatory, NYU (Master of Arts) Studies with Lillian Freundlich and Ena Bronstein; Master classes with Murray Perahia and Oxana Yablonskaya. Studios in BERKELEY, California; Member, Music Teachers Assoc. of California, MTAC; Distance learning by Skype and Face Time with supplementary videos: SKYPE ID: shirley kirsten
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