INTERMEDIATE
This ‘doll’s lullaby’ is the second movement from Gabriel Grovlez’s cycle, which draws its imagery from texts by Tristan Klingsor. The third movement, ‘La Sarabande’ appeared inside issue 100 and the eighth and final movement, ‘Petites litanies de Jésus’, inside issue 111.: Serene and rocking, make sure that you create a calm and even pace before you begin. Bring out the inner RH alto melody between bars 6-9 (and again at bars 56-59). The one bass minim note – such as in bars 11 and 19 – doesn’t need to be perfectly on time; it can linger a bit. From bar 17 you will need your best – the RH arpeggios literally floating over the keys. The climax appears between bars 34-38, followed by an expressive transition taking us back to the opening material at bar 52. An improvisatory-style coda appears at bar 62 and then the music dies away, evaporating into thin air.
