Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances

Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances (also 11 Études in the Form of Old Dances), Op. 19, written specifically for educational purposes between 1928 and 1930 by Ukrainian pianist and composer Viktor Kosenko,[1][2] is a late-romantic collection of solo piano pieces mingled with elements of Ukrainian folk-like melodies, using French-baroque dance forms such as minuet, allemande, courante, sarabande, and gavotte as concept.

Consisting of eleven pieces, among them the melodic gavotte, the two-part Bourrée, and the Gigue in sonata form, the collection presents many technical challenges such as the use of overlapping octaves, doubling in thirds and sixths,[3] and pedaling. It was once described by Kosenko as a 'family album' with each piece dedicated to a member of his family such as his nephew Fedir, to whom Rigaudon was dedicated, and his wife Anna who was the dedicatée of the eighteen-minute long Passacaglia. They were first published in 1930 (K[yivske] muz[ychne] pidpryemstvo).

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Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances, Op. 19, 1928–30
Name Key Tempo Score
Gavotte D-flat major Allegro mosso  
Allemande B-flat minor Moderato  
Menuet G major Allegretto  
Courante E minor Vivace  
Sarabande A minor Adagio  
Bourrée A major Allegro  
Gavotte B minor Allegro moderato  
Rigaudon C major Vivace  
Menuet E-flat major Allegretto  
Passacaglia G minor Andante con grandezza  
Gigue D minor Presto  

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References

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  1. ^ Boretska, Tetyana (2012). Wiktor Kosenko i jego pieśni. Krakow: Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie Wydział Wokalno-Aktorski. pp. 42–43.
  2. ^ Virlana Tkacz, Irena Makaryk (2010). Modernism in Kyiv: Jubilant Experimentation. University of Toronto Press. p. nn. ISBN 1442698802.
  3. ^ "KOSENKO: Piano Music, Vol. 2: The Complete Piano Sonatas". Audiophile Audition. Retrieved 30 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
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