Vingt-quatre Pièces en style libre
by Louis Vierne
List of Pieces
| No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Préambule |
| 2 | Cortège |
| 3 | Complainte |
| 4 | Epitaphe |
| 5 | Prélude |
| 6 | Canon |
| 7 | Méditation |
| 8 | Idylle mélancolique |
| 9 | Madrigal |
| 10 | Rêverie |
| 11 | Divertissement |
| 12 | Canzona |
| 13 | Lègende |
| 14 | Scherzetto |
| 15 | Arabesque |
| 16 | Choral |
| 17 | Lied |
| 18 | Marche funèbre |
| 19 | Berceuse |
| 20 | Pastorale |
| 21 | Carillon |
| 22 | Élégie |
| 23 | Epithalame |
| 24 | Postlude |
Background and General Perspectives
The Vingt-quatre piѐces en style libre were influenced by Franck's L'Organiste and Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and consist of one work for each of the major and minor keys. They are published in two books that contain 12 pieces each, for harmonium or organ. They are generally of medium difficulty and are useful for illustrating principles of manual and pedal technique, as well as learning about French registration practices. These suites are a good introduction to the style of Vierne.[1]
According to Vierne, the registrations and tempos indicated are suggestions. The performer should take into account the instrument to be performed on and use discretion and good taste when considering factors regarding registration and tempo.
Chromaticism: Vierne usually does not have an ascending or descending chromatic line in the highest voice, but it can often be found in the other voices. It is not uncommon to have a chromatic scale of an octave or more in a harmonizing voice. Sometimes a second voice takes up a chromatic line after a different voice began it (as in Vingt-quatre piѐces en style libre, Volume II, p. 3, mm. 2-6).
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Notes
- ↑ John Longhurst, A Pedagogical Study of the Piѐces de Fantaisie and Vingt-quatre piѐces en style libre, https://urresearch.rochester.edu/filterSearchRepositoryItems.action;jsessionid=A2313EBFC83063DDBBF4B7E2D1474F80?rowStart=0&startPageNumber=1¤tPageNumber=1&mostRecentFacetName=contributor_names&mostRecentFacetValue=John+Longhurst&mostRecentFacetDisplayName=Author&facets=language%7Ccollection_name%7Ckeywords%7Ckeywords&facetValues=English%7CESM+Theses+%26amp%3B+Dissertations%7Cvierne%2C+louis%2C+1870-1937.+pie%CC%80ces+de+fantaisie.%7Cvierne%2C+louis%2C+1870-1937.+pie%CC%80ces+en+style+libre.&facetDisplayNames=Language%7CCollection%7CSubject%7CSubject&query=organ, accessed February 2014.
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