Scherzino
in A major · Op. 11, No. 3
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844–1908
A major
Key
Op. 11, No. 3
Catalogue
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Themes & character
Light and quick·From the Op. 11 set·Miniature scherzo·Playful character
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 11, No. 3
- Key
- A major
About the piece
The third of Rimsky-Korsakov's Four Pieces, Op. 11, a small scherzo as its diminutive title suggests. Brief and quick-footed, it is the lightest number in the set.
Rimsky-Korsakov's piano writing tends toward clarity rather than the thick textures of his Russian contemporaries, a reflection of the orchestrator's habit of keeping every line audible.
The composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1844–1908
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects. He was the husband of the composer Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova.
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