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The short answer
Prelude and Fugue study, Op. 52 No. 3: Fugue is a fugue by Camille Saint-Saëns from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- fugue
- Romantic
- grand
- playful
- voicing
Also known as 6 Études Op. 52.
History
A single moving line establishes the opening idea before the fuller texture develops. Its non legato instruction is useful for keeping that line recognizable when more voices arrive.
Sources
How to practise it
- Learn the opening line alone with clear non-legato attacks.
How hard is it
Level 7, estimated
A clear opening subject expands into contrapuntal writing; independent-line balance sets the advanced intermediate level.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
