Description
Reaching up to D6, the highest note in the first part, No. 4 is an A minor dance whose melody keeps stretching upwards at an unhurried pace. Like No. 3 before it, it comes from Traditioner af Swenska Folk-Dansar, an early nineteenth-century Swedish collection that preserved by-ear dance music in piano settings. The provenance of the melody itself has not been traced.
It is in A minor and 3/4, lasts about 59 seconds and has 346 notes. It shares its key with No. 3, but has fewer notes, around six per second, and moves more calmly. Its range, on the other hand, runs from A2 up to D6, reaching the highest note in the first part as the melody stretches upwards. Every note fits on a 61-key keyboard.
It is rated intermediate. Played straight after No. 3, which is in the same key, it shows how a difference in density changes the character. Here the task is not to hurry, but to let the melody rise naturally while keeping the feel of triple time. Repeat the phrases that climb into the upper register with the A-B loop, and check the right hand's movement with the hand colours. Play through once at a slightly reduced speed, then return to tempo once the pulse is steady.
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Traditional
'Traditional' refers not to a single composer but to folk melodies and dances passed down through oral tradition across various regions. This site includes 57 such pieces, including Nordic folk dances, reflecting the distinct character of music rooted in place and community rather than individual composition.
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