"Csárdás" (or "Czardas") is a rhapsodical concert piece by the Italian composer Vittorio Monti. Written in 1904, the folkloric piece is based on a Hungarian csárdás.[1] It was originally composed for violin, mandolin, or piano.[2] There are arrangements for orchestra and for a number of solo instruments. "Csárdás" is about four-and-a-half minutes in duration.[2]
Structure
editCsárdás has seven distinct mini-"movements", or different sections, usually changing in tempo and feeling (and, occasionally, key). The first half of the piece is in D minor; it modulates to D major, then back to D minor, and then finally concludes in D major.
The sections are as follows:[3]
- Andante – Largo
- Allegro vivo
- Molto meno
- Meno, quasi lento
- Allegro vivace
- Allegretto
- ‘’Monto più vivo
It is generally expected for the piece to be played with some rubato. There are also many dynamic changes, ranging from pianissimo to fortissimo.[4] In the Meno, quasi lento section, the violin plays artificial harmonics; this technique involves the musician placing their finger over a note while playing another note, with the finger only just barely pressing onto the string, five semitones higher. This gives the effect of the violin sounding two octaves (24 semitones) higher.
Published scores
edit- Monti: Czardas per violino e pianoforte. Z. 13 700 (Editio Musica Budapest).
- The Celebrated Czardas by V. Monti F 102595 F (G. Ricordi & Co., London Limited)
References
edit- ^ Vittorio Monti at Guild Music
- ^ a b Csárdás at AllMusic
- ^ Eun Ah Choi (December 2019). The Gypsy Violin (PDF) (Master of Music thesis). California State University.
- ^ "Czardas: Superbrass Music". www.superbrass.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
External links
edit- Csárdás: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Free sheet music of Csárdás from Cantorion.org
- "Czardas" sheet music, kreusch-sheet-music.net