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''Six moments musicaux'' (French for "Six Musical Moments"; (ロシア語:Шесть музыкальных моментов), ''Shest’ muzykál’nykh moméntov''), Op. 16, is a set of solo piano pieces composed by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff between October and December, 1896.〔 Text at (Google Books ).〕 Each ''Moment musical'' reproduces a musical form characteristic of a previous musical era. The forms that appear in Rachmaninoff's incarnation are the nocturne, song without words, barcarolle, virtuoso étude, and theme and variations. The individual pieces have been described as "true concert works, being best served on a stage and with a concert grand." Although composed as part of a set, each piece stands on its own as a concert solo with individual themes and moods.〔 The pieces span a variety of themes ranging from the somber funeral march of number three to the majestic canon of number six, the ''Moments musicaux'' are both Rachmaninoff's return to and revolution of solo piano composition.〔 A typical performance lasts 30 minutes.〔 In an interview in 1941, Rachmaninoff said, "What I try to do, when writing down my music, is to make it say simply and directly that which is in my heart when I am composing."〔Original in (ロシア語:„Единственное, что я стараюсь делать, когда я сочиняю, это заставить ее прямо и просто выражать то, что у меня на сердце.“)〕〔 〕 Even though ''Moments musicaux'' were written because he was short of money,〔 Liner notes.〕 the pieces summarize his knowledge of piano composition up to that point.〔 ''Andantino'' opens the set with a long, reflective melody that develops into a rapid climax.〔 The second piece, ''Allegretto'', is the first of the few in the set that reveal his mastery of piano technique.〔 Liner notes.〕 ''Andante cantabile'' is a contrast to its two surrounding pieces, explicitly named "funeral march" and "lament."〔〔 Dissertation.〕 ''Presto'' draws inspiration from several sources, including the Preludes of Frédéric Chopin, to synthesize an explosion of melodic intensity.〔 The fifth, ''Adagio sostenuto'' is a respite in barcarolle form, before the finale ''Maestoso'', which closes the set in a thick three-part texture.〔 In six musical moments, Rachmaninoff illustrates completely, "that which is in my heart."〔 == Background == By the fall of 1896, Rachmaninoff's financial status was precarious, not helped by his being robbed of money on an earlier train trip.〔 Pressed for time, both financially and by those expecting a symphony, he "rushed into production." On December 7, he wrote to Aleksandr Zatayevich, a Russian composer he had met before he had composed the work, saying, "I hurry in order to get money I need by a certain date ... This perpetual financial pressure is, on the one hand, quite beneficial ... by the 20th of this month I have to write six piano pieces."〔 Rachmaninoff completed all six during October and December 1896, and dedicated all to Zatayevich. Despite the hasty circumstances, the work evidences his early virtuosity, and sets an example for the quality of his future works.〔 ''Six moments musicaux'' is a sophisticated work that is of longer duration, thicker textures, and greater virtuosic demands on the performer than any of Rachmaninoff's previous solo piano works. It is similar to Alexander Scriabin's momentous Étude in D-sharp minor (Op. 8, No. 12)—in both compositions, detail is more functional than ornamentative in their musical argument.〔 It is here, rather than in ''Morceaux de fantaisie'' (Op. 3, 1892) or ''Morceaux de salon'' (Op. 10, 1894), that Rachmaninoff places specific qualities of his own playing into his music.〔 There is passionate lyricism in numbers three and five, but the others require a pianist with virtuoso technique and musical perception.〔 These were composed during the middle of Rachmaninoff's career,〔Liner notes.〕 and created a foundation of inner voices that he would elaborate on in his ''Preludes'' (Op. 23) and ''Études-Tableaux'' (Op. 33).〔 Although he usually gave the première of his own piano works, he was not the first to perform these, and the date of the first public performance has not yet been determined.〔 The set's name is inspired by Franz Schubert's piano cycle, also called ''Six moments musicaux'' (Op. 94, 1828),〔 〕 which are written on a much more intimate scale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Six moments musicaux (Rachmaninoff)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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