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The work was written in 1909 and published in the same year by Zimmermann of Leipzig . As in many other works by Busoni, music by other composers is copied and freely adapted. The piece is in five movements: # Preludietto, Fughetta ed Esercizio - this movement uses Impressionist Harmonies reminiscent of Claude Debussy . In the "Esercizio", Chord s suggesting A major in the left hand are juxtaposed with passages in the right based on the Whole Tone Scale . # Preludio, Fuga e Fuga figurata (Studie nach J. S. Bach's Wohltemperiertem Klavier) - The "Preludio" and "Fuga" are an almost unaltered transcription of the D major prelude and fugue from the first book of Bach's '' Well-Tempered Clavier ''. The "Fuga figurata" presents elements of the prelude and fugue simultaneously. # Giga, Bolero e Variazione (Studie nach Mozart) - The "Giga" is based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's ''Eine kleine Gigue, K . 574'', the "Bolero" is based on the fandango in the Act III finale of '' The Marriage Of Figaro '', while the "Variazione" is a variation on the "Giga". # Introduzione e Capriccio (Paganinesco) - The first part is an arrangement of Niccolo Paganini 's ''Caprice No. 11'' for solo Violin , the middle section is an arrangement of his ''Caprice No. 15'', and the last part sees a return of No. 11. Busoni embellishes the originals to create a difficult piece reminiscent of Franz Liszt . # Epilogo - The music of the first movement returns. Although, as before, the harmonic language is impressionist and tonal centres are unclear, the piece closes with a Cadence in C major. Each movement lasts very roughly in the region of five minutes. |
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