2:8g\UA hk U@|cw;3>eLce81eVy worthy of performance consideration today. This CD presents two of the finest chamber works by Clara and Robert Schumann, whose sixteen-year-long marriage was the commingling of the shared musical experience, complimentary creative requirements, and physical and emotional dependencies of two of Germanys finest Romantic-era musicians. Luckily, there arent too many things to say about rhythm. They are VERY important though! Tonality and structure are greatly intertwined when it comes to sonata form. I cant do anything with my composingI would sometimes like to strike my dumb head! Robert may not have been entirely dissatisfied, for, while he rejoiced in his wifes talents, he had great difficulty overcoming his rather bourgeois expectations of marriage. London Symphony Orchestra 196K subscribers Subscribe 34K views 5 years ago A-level seminars LSO Animateur Rachel Leach and LSO musicians analyse and perform the first movement of Clara. The second subject is in Bb major, the relative major. 0000005124 00000 n To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format. During the 1845-1846 season, pregnant with her fourth child, Clara was unable to tour as a concert pianist and so stayed home and put her new contrapuntal skills to work in a piano trio. However, I must mention the arrival in Ab major at bar 139, which is absolutely beautiful! She made her piano debut at 11 and began her Piano Concerto in A Minor when she was 14. 0000021374 00000 n Clara Schumann was a well-rounded professional musician of the highest caliber anchored in an outstanding education directed by her father that included piano, violin, theory, harmony, orchestration, counterpoint, fugue and composition with some of the finest teachers throughout Germany. Thanks to her constant touring, which almost always included performances of her own music, Clara was probably a better-known composer than Robert when they married. HN@s,. Heres a breakdown of the strict tonality conventions in sonata form vs how Schumann switches things up a bit. 63, written the following year. Each instrument has equal importance, taking turns playing the lead. She completed it in 1846, during the Romantic period, and she wrote it for piano, violin and cello. Here are some other interesting points in the music: There is wide dynamic range to be found in this movement. info@smithsonianchambermusic.org. It was premiered in 1861 in Hamburg, with Clara Schumann at the piano. It begins with an anacrusis and again is mostly conjunct. 0000007296 00000 n <>stream endobj There are hairpins in bar 48, which give the music a beautiful shape. What is sometimes overlooked is that Clara Schumann was not only a virtuoso pianist but also a brilliant composer. You can really tell that she was a pianist though it has by far the most prominent and difficult part! There is not even one little hour in the whole day for myself! She was referred to as the Queen of the Piano, and was instrumental (geddit?) The short development section breaks into an animated fugue, but soon relaxes the fugal rules to vary the themes with greater freedom. Although she lived until she was 77, her composition all but stopped when she was 36 after her husband Robert tried to kill himself and was committed to an asylum. Make sure you write EVERYTHING down and learn it thoroughly. Clara Schumann was a well-rounded professional musician of the highest caliber anchored in an outstanding education directed by her father that included piano, violin, theory, harmony, orchestration, counterpoint, fugue and composition with some of the finest teachers throughout Germany. 17, one of her most significant works. Notwithstanding the change in her condition (which she had initially discovered in early April, just two months after the birth of her previous child) recorded in the Schumann household diary for that date, she played a public concert the next day. Winkler, Manitoba. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[243.264 230.364 405.036 242.376]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Clara composed, toured, played, and was fted as in the old days before marriage and childbearing., One of Claras finest compositions is her piano trio in G minor, written between May and September of 1846 and printed the following year as her opus 17. It was written in 1846, during a traumatic and harrowing period of her troubled life. 137 0 obj 4. . innovative compositional techniques demonstrating both her understanding of The Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. Not one little hour in the whole day is left for me! she wrote in 1841. One of her finest compositional achievements, it was performed regularly throughout the nineteenth century. Clara was already well known as a piano virtuoso when she married Robert. This is one of the strongest chord progressions and clearly establishes the key of 1c. 143 0 obj In the lead-in to 1c, Schumann includes that special chord progression of Ic V7 I. 70: Chorus, And then shall your light break forth. Tavola-Tecla Trio concert (Albert Bergen (violin), Karen Sunabacka (cello), Darryl Friesen (piano)) Emmanuel Mennonite Church. For more information . About Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Schumann grew up surrounded by music. chamber music a listener s guide keller james. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export. Happily, Claras trio was well received in its initial private performances, which may well have prompted the trio thoughts Robert recorded having near the beginning of June of 1847. 139 0 obj 17, one of her most significant works. On his thirty-seventh birthday on 6 June, he began work on the first of his three full-fledged trios (an earlier group of trio miniatures would be published in 1850 as four, From the Smithsonian Collection of Recordings. 0000043272 00000 n A contemporary classical flutist, educator, entrepreneur, and marketing communications professional on a mission to celebrate marginalized voices, particularly from Black and Latinx cultures. A selected listening discography lists outstanding recorded performances of the featured compositions. Mary Akins MUSC 130-A21 Accomplish 15 February 25 th, 2023 Romantic Composers 1.) After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. history of the piano trio as a genre, and compositional features of her trio shed However, as you might have guessed, it is a little more complicated than that! In Claras case, the reason was practical rather than artistic: During her marriage and especially after Roberts death, concert tours were the way she was able to support her large family, and they left her little time for anything else. I wont mention the keys, however, as we have seen them all previously in the piece. 1 - 3, Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 958; Mozart: Piano Sonata K. 570; Schumann: Piano Sonata Op. 142 0 obj 17" by his wife Clara. Melodically, though, the movement has much to offer, the outer sections employing a sweet and ardent theme and the middle section slipping back into the minor mode (from the easygoing G major) for a more agitated episode. orchestration, voice, and violin lessons from various other teachers. She grew up to be one of the. Thats actually something called, During the development the violin and cello frequently use, The use of imitation and dialogue automatically pushes us towards, In the first two beats of bar 11 the piano plays a, In the second two beats of bar 11 (yep, its a busy bar!) NMAH 4100 MRC 616 stream You can find bars of monophony scattered throughout the movement. No crystal-ball required to predict our best-selling title of February - John Wilson's second album of English music for strings (featuring Howells's Concerto for string orchestra, Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Elgar's Introduction & Allegro and Delius . Anne-Sophie Mutter joins her protg and Sony Classical artist, cellist Pablo Ferrndez, for this new recording of Brahms's bijoux Double Concerto and the unjustly neglected Piano Trio by Clara Schumann. 63, Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto; Piano Trio, Piano Trios: Clara Schumann, Bruch, Dvork, Philips Recordings, 1967-1974 (Limited Edition), Louise Farrenc: Trio in E, Op. . Over the next ten days, the Schumann household books repeatedly testify to Schumanns joy with his progress on the trio, the sketch of which was finished on 16 June. The Scherzo is in B-flat major, the same key as the relative major of the first movement, and it instructed to be played in the "Tempo di minuetto" which means slow, graceful and playful. xXo #"-,~3? 1. This is called a tonal surprise. Follow this free score Follow Schumann, Clara (composer) Remember that lovely Ab major modulation in bar 139? If you're not familiar with Clara Schumann's music, this collection of solo and chamber works provides an excellent and inexpensive overview. [1] The melody is often played by the violin, while the cello accompanies the melody through pizzicato as the piano plays chords. Like Robert, Clara here maintains a thick sound, but it's because all three instruments are playing contrapuntally much of the time, not because one is essentially doubling another's part, as was often the case with Robert. Schumanns Piano Trio uses a complex structure called sonata form. During the development, the music moves through several different keys. [1] For this recording, the Castle Trio used a parallel-strung J. For these musicians and for the composer . At the time of publication of Mendelssohns Op. Now that that bits finally done, here are some more general melodic points: The overall texture of Schumanns Piano Trio is melody and accompaniment. - Youtube videos - Analysis of each element - Questions to consider - Wider listening ideas with a task for students to . There is also a fairly unprepared modulation to D major in bar 57. THE WORK IS IN MANY WAYS CLARA SCHUMANN'S MASTERPIECE Much of Clara Schumann's music is written for the piano, and would have often been performed by the composer herself. 49, Schumann was twenty-nine, and embroiled in an effort to marry twenty-year-old Clara Wieck, whose career as a concert pianist was already firmly established. Significant musicians from Claras On his thirty-seventh birthday on 6 June, he began work on the first of his three full-fledged trios (an earlier group of trio miniatures would be published in 1850 as four Phantasiestcke, Op. These include G minor in bar 65 and Eb major in bar 69. 17, composed in 1846) is Clara Schumann's first work for chamber ensemble, and one of her most ambitious works in any genre. Breaking with convention, she inserts a Scherzo before the slow movement. The structure of the movement is Sonata form (made up of the Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation), with a Codetta and then a Coda. During the transition, the music modulates. This is THE MOST important thing to remember about Schumanns Piano Trio. Heres a breakdown of what that entailes: The overall tonality of Schumanns Piano Trio is G minor. Suspensions create yet more dissonance, such as those in bars 129-130 in the violin and cello parts. Instruments:Artists. For example, we pass through C minor in bar 35 and D minor in bar 36. In the mid-1840s, they both made a close study of Bach and Clara emerged with a fine hand at counterpoint. The Piano Trio has been called "probably" the "masterpiece" among her compositions. of other successful composers and performers of her time, yet she had many selfdoubts rXYTVMm")}Bkee6eIs~[nC0hZ(l{nC$@ h[Ul@t'cpw"!X!"r1N\jH! This paper traces the musical development of pianist and composer Clara Schumann (1819-1896) leading to the composition of the Piano Trio, Op. The Complete Correspondence of Clara and Robert Schumann, vol. Her husband, Robert Schumann, was extremely ill and the couple had travelled to Nordeney in an . Their influences were mutual - composed in 1846, Clara's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Gershwin, and Philip Glass. (an Im tentatively assuming most of the people reading this will already have the A Level Anthology of Music recommended by Edexcel. 17: Third movement, Andante" February 24, 2015 Instrumentation- piano, violin, and cello; genre- piano trio; 1846 This piano trio has four movements instead of three, and contains two sonata-form outer movements, a scherzo second movement, and this slower third movement. The second subject should be in the relative major. <> % Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was a well-known pianist in the nineteenth century. Panicking because there are only a few months left until the exam? 17, G minor. Therefore, to stretch it out about, Schumann makes several stop-overs en route back to the relative major. Composer background [Accompanying PowerPoint provides illustrations] Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was a German concert pianist and composer. Clara and Robert Schumann shared so many musical interests that after a few years of marriage, their compositions began to sound quite similar -- that is, Clara's started sounding more like Robert's. 17, 88 & 110, Music@Menlo 2011: Through Brahms Disc 6: Schumann, C. Schumann, Brahms, Clara Schumann: Trio in G minor, Op. Ferrndez, who released his debut album on Sony Classical in 2021 to critical acclaim, was also a member of Anne-Sophie Mutter's . Russian Piano Music Andor Pinter 2013-01-16 This collection of 44 pieces spotlights . [2], Clara Schumann's compositions include 30 Lieder (songs), choral music, solo piano pieces, 1 piano concerto, chamber and orchestral works. 5; Klaviertrio a-Moll, Op. 147 0 obj Robert Schumann - 1810-1856 German Composer Primary types of composition: Piano . Johannes Brahms, n le 7 mai 1833 Hambourg [A 1] et mort le 3 avril 1897 Vienne, est un compositeur, pianiste et chef d'orchestre allemand.Johannes Brahms est l'un des plus importants musiciens de la priode romantique.Beaucoup le considrent comme le successeur de Ludwig van Beethoven : sa premire symphonie est dcrite par Hans Guido von Blow comme tant la dixime . It is one of only a few multi-movement works in her oeuvre, following the full four- Among the tangled threads of counterpoint and circumstance that bound Brahms to . 17; Drei Romanzen, Op. Soon after, the violin takes over the theme. 17 - I - Allegro moderato, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor - LSO Discovery A-level Seminar 2016, Last edited on 15 February 2022, at 18:42, "A Level Music Schumann Piano Trio Op. If Schumanns influence is apparent in the first movement, Mendelssohns can be heard in the melodious Andante, a Romantic Song without Words with an agitated middle section and some lovely writing for all three instruments. Op. In spite of these challenges, Claras works exhibit learned and %%EOF 1 in G minor, Op. The first year of our marriage you shall forget the artist, you shall live only for yourself and your house and your husband. Required fields are marked *. It was also played in Vienna on 16 November 1862, with Brahms himself at the piano supported by members of the Hellmesberger Quartet. 2This paper uses the name "Clara Wieck" to refer to her prior to her 1840 marriage to Robert Schumann, and "Clara Schumann" for after the marriage. 2, trans. November 2013: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 0000006011 00000 n Score reading has also ceased once again, but I hope that it will not be for long this time. It was completed during a difficult summer in Norderney, where they had gone to try to improve Robert's serious health problems. Well, if not, re-read the structure section, as you will need to know all about them for this section. For a while at least. Hablas espaol? 2020, Wholesale Food Distributors Open To The Public Near Me, Clara Schumann: Piano Sonata In G Minor Analysis, The Great Gatsby Pearl Necklace Symbolism. 1d forms the answer to 1cs question. 17. By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items. Clara Wieck Schumann, is also examined. Clara would have performed this core repertoire and this made the trio a natural outlet for her creativity. Copyright is held by the author. )?@faK#CJ9XMDQc:yU0x. Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896--Criticism and interpretation, Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896. 25, was composed by Johannes Brahms between 1856 and 1861. Clara was already well known as a piano virtuoso when she married Robert. 0000031561 00000 n Schumann's concerto for piano was completed, published, and given its first performance in 1836 when she was sixteen years old. 17; Robert Schumann: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. Schumanns musical education and opportunities for composition paralleled that Here we go: Ok, I might have lied a little. <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 132 0 R/Resources<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> Schumann uses lots of typically Romantic chromaticism throughout this movement. endobj The tempo marking for this movement is Allegro moderato, or moderately fast. . 3 0 obj Thankfully, Clara Schumanns Piano Trio is out of copyright! 0000008330 00000 n She wrote it in the summer of 1846, during a traumatic period of her somewhat turbulent life. 2a is the first melodic idea which is first played by the piano. Her husband Robert Schumann was extremely ill. 0000000016 00000 n 1b acts as the answer to 1as question. As the 19th century's most important woman pianist, Clara Schumann thus contributed to the piano repertory still expected and performed today. Clara Schumann, ne Wieck, was born in Leipzig on 13 September 1819 and shot to fame as a child prodigy, performing in Paris, Vienna and across Europe in her teens. Pianist Micaela Gelius favors an expansive, rhetorical, and probing interpretive style that emphasizes robust poetry rather than scintillation. Conventions are completely different for major key pieces. The Andante is a lovely instrumental song in G major, though not without its own offbeat tuggings and a fiercely contrasting middle section in E minor. To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. In the recapitulation, the first subject is in G minor, the tonic key. This CD presents two of the finest chamber works by Clara and Robert Schumann, whose sixteen-year-long marriage was the commingling of the shared musical experience, complimentary creative requirements, and physical and emotional dependencies of two of Germany's finest Romantic-era musicians. Schumann uses lots of interesting, harmonically rich chords throughout the movement. Clara Schumann: Trio Op. Most people know Clara Schumann today as the wife of composer Robert Schumann. I bit my lip before replying. . endobj Born in Barry, Glamorgan in 1906, Grace Williams learnt piano and violin from a young age before turning her hand to composition. 2b is also played by the piano. 45; Clara Schumann: Trio in G, Op. The Scherzo is a rustic piece in the tempo of a minuet, filled with snap rhythms carried by the violin. 0000005631 00000 n The beginning of 1c (i.e. . endobj Using this guide to Clara Schumanns Piano Trio in G minor, you can boost your grades with as little effort as possible! Brahms: Double Concerto; Clara Schumann: Piano Trio, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio; Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios; String Quartet, The Leipzig Circle, Vol. This acts as dominant preparation and clearly grounds us in Bb major. 88), choosing D minor as a bow to Mendelssohns work. past masters and of the new romantic sound. The history of the two works is interesting. Written in 1846, the Piano Trio in G minor, opus 17 by Clara Schumann was her only piano trio[1] and was composed during her stay in Dresden 1845-1846. the piano plays a. However, as there is clearly still one dominant melody, we are going to call this polyphonically animated homophony rather than pure polyphony. Well at least that bit was nice and easy! Like her good friend Joseph Joachim, Clara Wieck Schumanns reputation rested on her brilliance as a performer. This speed is backed up by the BPM marking of crotchet = 152. Tickets cost 20,000 to 30,000 won. The scherzo proper is based on a playful, dotted rhythm known as a "Scotch snap." responsibilities as a wife, caring for her ill husband, and a mother, raising seven Washington, DC 20013-7012 of this sonata with her Piano Trio in G minor, op. 54, is the only piano concerto written by Schumann and one of the most intimate of his large-scale works. Here is a link to the page: For A Level we only study the first movement. In the middle of movement all three parts play dotted rhythms, which contribute to the contrast of the emotion of the piece. Instruments:Works 0000008829 00000 n 17; () Authorities her most performed work in the nineteenth century. Improvisation at the Piano - Brian Chung 2007-03-02 17 by Clara . father predetermined her successful career as a pianist and provided his daughter 17 not only contains compositional traits that conform to the standards of the nineteenth century piano trio but also features unique to her own compositional style. Clara Schumann's, "Piano trio in G Minor, Op. The first theme is nevertheless as dark as anything that has come earlier, whereas the second subject is more optimistic, even while alluding to the opening phrase of the slow movement. A particularly nice bit of chromaticism is in the piano part in bars 18-19, where the left hand plays a descending chromatic bass line. It is her only published work comprised of all four movements that tradition demanded of a serious composition. The substantial first movement, Allegro moderato, could pass for one of her husband's with its stern yet somewhat yearning, lyrical first subject, and the second subject is lighter, chordal, and syncopated. If not, here is a link to where you can buy it. The mood of 1c is a sudden shift from the music beforehand, using dotted notes and staccato articulation to establish a more angry, almost aggressive tone. Romantic harmony uses a system of tension with lots of, Rhythm, metre and tempo of Clara Schumann Piano Trio, 1a is the main melody explored in the development. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> endstream Using this guide to Clara Schumanns Piano Trio in G minor, you can boost your grades with as little effort as possible! 17, written one year earlier. During the development of the Trio, she was going through hardships in life. endobj [1], The 2nd movement consists of three sections; Scherzo, Trio, and Scherzo. [1] The piece could be described as "bittersweet". The program includes "Piano Trio No. [4], The overall key of this movement is G Minor, with a lot of modulation both to closer and more distant keys. xref If not, here is a link to where you can buy it. JavaScript is disabled for your browser. (202) 633-4174 Phone (202) 633-8052 Fax 1 in G minor, Op. The Trio, though, plays across-the-bar metrical games and has a very expansive, Beethovenian transition back to the main music. 173 0 obj 4 0 obj than piano and voice or piano and violin. The Piano Quartet No. A major exception was this Piano Trio in G Minor, a complex and beautifully written chamber work that shows her mastery both of counterpoint and of the long melodic line. All rights reserved. These contrasts between the cello and piano successfully create the mood of the "Tempo di minuetto". I looked at her, confusion lacing my features. Clara Wieck's father began training her from an early age for a great musical career as both a pianist and a composer. Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor Op 17 (Mvt 1) // Friday Lunchtime Concert London Symphony Orchestra 197K subscribers Subscribe 169 13K views 3 years ago A live lunchtime concert from LSO. During the transition, the music modulates to the relative major. While Clara was on tour in Paris shortly before their wedding, for example, Robert had written her: I have just read your letter in which you write, If I remain in Dresden for one year I will be forgotten as an artist . Robert Schumann: Impromptus ber ein Thema von Clara Wieck, Op. However, there are some different textures throughout. Clara Schumanns Piano Trio, Op. Modulations are made between the parallel major/minor of G in the A section. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. The music is discussed in the frame of Schumann's eventful and ultimately tragic life, and the important inuence of his brilliant and adoringbut strong-willedwife, Clara Wieck Schumann, is also examined. There is a lot of high register playing for the cello which is accompanied with a counter melody in the violin. It is considered one of her best works and it's one of her few compositions more extended than lieder and keyboard character pieces. 80 & 88; Clara Wieck Schumann: Piano Trio, Op. During the transition, the music modulates. in the development of concerts. 141 0 obj 0000006862 00000 n Trio, piano, strings, op. Looking at this history from a modern performer's perspective, she acknowledges neglected women composers and players including Fanny Mendelssohn, Maria Szymanowska, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach. Like her to contemporaries, the virtuosi Anton Rubinstein and Sigismond Thalberg, Clara Schumann was a gifted pianist and one of the leading musicians of her day. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 653.07 149.177 707.07]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Following her mother's departure from the family home, Clara, aged four, had been taught piano, music theory and composition by her father alone. Watch as they overcome their jealousies and try to make their relationship work. These include Eb major in bar 98, Bb minor two bars later and then F minor two bars after that! There was another reason, too. The Four Polonaises of her Op. 0000002084 00000 n The marriage to Robert was a huge part of Claras life, and I wanted to reflect that in the programme, says Kanneh-Mason. 63, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Rihm: Piano Trios, Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto, Piano Trio & 3 Romances, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 2: Chamber Music by Felix, Clara & Robert, Robert Schumann: Piano Trios, Op. It's an unusual work for its time, when the more formulaic concerto would pitch the pianist into a battle for supremacy against the assembled orchestra. Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.17 Strand: Instrumental music 1. Like Mozart, she was originally a child prodigy (wunderkind), who went on to become one of the most famous concert The Scherzo in the tempo of a minuet is a surprisingly gentle movement, marked by playful dotted rhythms and a more lyrical trio. As his 2016 debut showed, Mller likes to mix and match . The first subject is in G major, the tonic key. xn8 (: Ivv{g>(| d_u)gXX'syz~?xy}8U .oV/n==4t+npE If I only achieve this muchthat you have nothing more to do with the publicI will have achieved my greatest aspiration. But despite her husbands controlling wishes, by 1842 Frau Schumann-ne-Wiecks career was again in full swing. During the transition, the music modulates. She was devoted to him and ardently promoted his work. Presto Chart The Presto Chart - February 2023. by Chris O'Reilly. She did so in part because in both Claras and Roberts eyes, Robert took priority. This is perhaps a touch melodramatic but it certainly is powerful! 0000012952 00000 n City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Gerstein / Grainyt-Tyla Thursday THU 30 March 2023 07.30 PM Groer Saal . <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[191.682 646.991 540.0 665.009]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Learn more. Box 37012 While there, Clara suffered from miscarriage. However, in contrast to 2a, it consists of much shorter, livelier quavers. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 617.094 247.02 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> After Robert wrote his trios, Clara lost confidence in hers, but Brahms was one of many others who also played the work. Romantic harmony uses a system of tension with lots of dissonance and then mild relief. Recorded performances of the featured compositions which give the music a beautiful shape compositional achievements it. Rhythms, which contribute to the contrast of the piece many things to say about rhythm th 2023. Scherzo is a rustic piece in the a Level we only study the subject... 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