Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 (Rachmaninoff)

The Morceaux de salon (French for Salon Pieces; Russian: Салонные Пьесы, Salonnyye Pyesy), Op. 10, are a set of pieces for solo piano composed by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1894.[1]

The beginning of the Nocturne.

"Humoresque" by Sergei Rachmaninoff as performed by Gareth Rader in April, 2014.

Individual pieces

1. Nocturne in A minor (Ноктюрн, Noctyurn)
2. Waltz in A major (Вальс, Vals)
3. Barcarolle in G minor (Баркарола, Barkarola)
4. Mélodie in E minor (Мелодия, Melodiya)
5. Humoresque in G major (Юмореска, Yumoreska)
6. Romance in F minor (Романс, Romans)
7. Mazurka in D♭ major (Мазурка, Mazurka)

See also

• Morceaux de salon, Op. 6, a set of two pieces for piano and violin

Sources

Citations

1. Cunningham 2001, p. 24.

Sources

• Cunningham, Robert E. (2001). Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Bio-bibliography. Santa Barbara: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30907-6.

Further reading

• Meza, Esequiel (1993). External influences on Rachmaninov's early piano works as exemplified in the "Morceaux de salon", Opus 10 and "Moments musicaux", Opus 16 (PDF) (D.M.A. Thesis). The University of Arizona.

External links

• Morceaux de Salon, Op. 10: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project