The first 13 bars of "Csárdás"

"Csárdás" (or "Czardas") is a rhapsodical concert piece by the Italian composer Vittorio Monti. Written in 1904, the folkloric piece is based on a Hungarian csárdás.[1] It was originally composed for violin, mandolin, or piano.[2] There are arrangements for orchestra and for a number of solo instruments. "Csárdás" is about four-and-a-half minutes in duration.[2]

Structure

The piece has seven different sections, usually of a different tempo (and, occasionally, key). The first half of the piece is in D minor; it modulates to D major, then back to D minor, and then finally finishes in D major.

The sections are as follows:[3]

  1. Andante – Largo
  2. Allegro vivo
  3. Molto meno
  4. Meno, quasi lento
  5. Allegro vivace
  6. Allegretto
  7. Molto più vivo

It is generally expected that the piece is performed with some rubato. There are also many dynamic changes, ranging from pianissimo to fortissimo.[4] In the Meno, quasi lento section, the violin plays artificial harmonics. This involves the violinist placing their finger down on the note and playing another note, with the finger only just touching the string 5 semitones above. This gives the effect of the violin sounding two octaves (24 semitones) higher.

Published scores

  • Monti: Czardas per violino e pianoforte. Z. 13 700 (Editio Musica Budapest).
  • The Celebrated Czardas by V. Monti F 102595 F (G. Ricordi & Co., London Limited)

References

  1. ↑ Vittorio Monti at Guild Music
  2. 1 2 Csárdás at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Eun Ah Choi (December 2019). The Gypsy Violin (PDF) (Master of Music thesis). California State University.
  4. ↑ "Czardas: Superbrass Music". www.superbrass.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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