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Fauré, Gabriel: Dolly op. 56 for Piano Four-hands

sheet music

Setting: Piano Duet
Length: 48 pages
Weight: 0.206 kg
Publisher: G. Henle Verlag
Item number: HN1278
Other reference: HN 1278
ISMN: 9790201812786
The six pieces in this little suite were written between 1893 and 1896. They were inspired by Hélene Bardac, the daughter of a singer with whom he was friends. The girl was born in 1892 and called ''Dolly'' on account of her small, delicate figure. Thepieces, composed mainly for her birthday or the New Year, reflect the world as experienced by the growing child, from a lullaby to a temperamental dance. But it was not meant to be taken too seriously, as shown by the subtle allusions to his ownmus
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