Music Instrument: Piano
Programme:Prelude in g sharp minor, Op.32, No.12
Composer:Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
The 13 preludes of Op.32 was composed by late romantic period composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1910, completing his cycle of the 24 preludes of all keys. These preludes are more complicated compared to the earlier ones.
Preludes were at first played before a bigger piece. However, in the romantic period, preludes became independent works and the style became freer. This characteristic can be found in Rachmaninoff’s preludes.
The prelude in g sharp minor is in a ternary form. It begins with a motif of the right hand that spreads across the whole piece as the heartbeat. Then comes the really long melody theme that appeared three times in the prelude. In the first time, it was very weak, but it becomes stronger in the second time, and some change also appeared. Then when we come into the middle part, the heartbeat motif was strengthened by the left hand chords. After a flowing melody of downward scale, the music became anxious, and with the motif strengthened again, the climax was reached. When the music calms down, the theme appeared again, but this time in octaves, yet after the theme, another uprising occurs, with the music almost frozen. In the end, the music slowly vanishes into silence.
乐器：钢琴
曲目：前奏曲 升g小调，op.32,no.12
作曲者：谢尔盖·拉赫玛尼诺夫
是13首前奏曲里其中一首，是拉赫玛尼诺夫在浪漫后期1910年时创作的。相比之下，Op.32这些前奏曲比他之前创作的更加复杂。
前奏曲起初安排一首大作品之前。但在浪漫时期前奏曲开始变成独立的单曲，同时有了更加自由的写作风格。这也是所有拉赫玛尼诺夫前奏曲的特点。
这是一首三段体的前奏曲。主题动机从右手开始，贯穿了整首曲子。随后出现的加长的旋律线在全曲中出现了三次。起初，它是较弱的，之后在中段逐渐变强。拍点动机通过左手和弦变得更加强有力。之后，旋律又以八度形式出现，被逐渐加强，最后达到高潮。最终，音乐渐行渐远，结束在寂静之中。