1. Ballade: Con moto moderato
2. Mazurka: Allegro
3. Romance: Lento ma non troppo
4. Etude: Presto
5. Volkstanz: Allegro moderato
6. Serenade: Con moto mederato, ma sostenuto
7. Gruss an Frau Mathilde Gade: Andante sostenuto
8. Capriccio: Molto vivace
9. Serenade: Allegretto con moto
- Year of composition: 1870-1871
- Work category: Piano
- Dedication: No. 2: an Frau Ida Aulin, no. 9: an Frau Henriette Magnus
- Duration: Approx. 15-20 min
Examples of printed editions
Köpenhamn, Det Nordiske Forlag [1897]
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
Description of work
1. Ballade: Con moto moderato B minor 2/4 68 bars, Poco a poco string 8 bars, Tempo I 8 bars, Poco a poco string 8 bars, Tempo I 27 bars, in total 119 bars
2. Mazurka: Allegro D-flat major 3/4 28 bars (4/:8:/:16:/), Trio: A-flat major 50 bars, Da capo bars 1-28
3. Romance: Lento ma non troppo C-sharp minor 3/4 26 bars, Poco a poco string 4 bars, Tempo I 7 bars, Più mosso 3 bars, Tempo I 13 bars, in total 53 bars
4. Etude: Presto E-flat major 2/4 96 bars, Prestissimo 16 bars, in total 112 bars
5. Volkstanz: Allegro moderato B-flat major 2/4 58 bars, Poco lento 2 bars, Tempo I 38 bars, Poco lento 2 bars, Tempo I 44 bars, Più mosso 27 bars, in total 171 bars
6. Serenade: Con moto moderato, ma sostenuto B-flat minor 2/4 22 bars, Poco string 7 bars, Tempo I 25 bars, Tempo I tranquillo B-flat major 8 bars, B-flat minor 18 bars, in total 80 bars
7. Gruss an Frau Mathilde Gade: Andante sostenuto A-flat major 2/4 32 bars
8. Capriccio: Molto vivace E major 2/4 40 bars (16/:24:/), A-flat major 52 bars, E major 89 bars, in total 181 bars
9. Serenade: Allegretto con moto E major 6/8 84 bars
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Work comment
The printed edition has no opus number
Media files
Edition Swedish Musical Heritage
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Sheet music
- Neun Karakterstücke - Piano (31 pages, pdf - 3.6 MB | Downloaded 2870 times)