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Published by Hal Leonard. Originally published as "Solfeggio," this solfeggietto (little study) has become an exceedingly popular choice for the budding virtuoso. Chord arpeggiations are divided between the hands for a brilliant display of keyboard passagework. Each time the arpeggiation motif returns, it is in another key: G minor (the dominant), F minor (the subdominant), and concluding again in C minor (the tonic key). Sudden dynamic changes and dramatic shifts of register are featured, in keeping with the pre-classical transitional style of northern Germany. The authentic instruments for this piece were the clavichord (C.P.E. Bach's personal favorite), the harpischord, and the fortepiano (the predecessor of the modern piano).
