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Polka de W.R., the Glossary

Sergei Rachmaninoff's Polka de W.R. is a virtuoso piano arrangement of Franz Behr's Lachtäubchen (Scherzpolka) in F major.^[1]

22 relations: A-flat major, Alexander Goedicke, Alexander Scriabin, AllMusic, Duple and quadruple metre, Dynamics (music), F major, Franz Behr, Georgy Catoire, International Music Score Library Project, Leopold Godowsky, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Rachmaninoff), London, Nikolai Medtner, Polka, Queen's Hall, Saint Petersburg, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Taneyev, Shura Cherkassky, Virtuoso, Vladimir Horowitz.
1911 compositions
Arrangements of classical compositions
Piano music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Polkas

A-flat major

A-flat major (or the key of A-flat) is a major scale based on flat, with the pitches A, flat, C, flat, flat, F, and G. Its key signature has four flats. Polka de W.R. and a-flat major are compositions in A-flat major.

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Alexander Goedicke

Alexander Fyodorovich Goedicke (Aleksandr Fyodorovich Gyodike; 9 July 1957) was a Russian and Soviet composer and pianist.

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Alexander Scriabin

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.

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Duple and quadruple metre

Duple metre (or Am. duple meter, also known as duple time) is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 2 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 2 and multiples (simple) or 6 and multiples (compound) in the upper figure of the time signature, with (cut time),, and (at a fast tempo) being the most common examples.

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Dynamics (music)

In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.

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F major

F major (or the key of F) is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, flat, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat.

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Franz Behr

Franz Behr (22 July 1837 – 15 February 1898) was a prolific, but minor, and now almost forgotten, German composer of songs and salon pieces for piano.

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Georgy Catoire

Georgy Lvovich Catoire (or Katuar, Гео́ргий Льво́вич Катуа́р, Georges Catoire) (Moscow 27 April 1861 – 21 May 1926) was a Russian composer of French heritage.

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International Music Score Library Project

The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP), also known as the Petrucci Music Library after publisher Ottaviano Petrucci, is a subscription-based digital library of public-domain music scores.

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Leopold Godowsky

Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. (13 February 1870 – 21 November 1938) was a Lithuanian-born American virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher.

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Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Rachmaninoff)

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Nikolai Medtner

Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Nikolay Karlovich Metner; 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist.

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Polka

Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.

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Queen's Hall

The Queen's Hall was a concert hall in Langham Place, London, opened in 1893.

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor.

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Sergei Taneyev

Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (Серге́й Ива́нович Тане́ев,; –) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author.

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Shura Cherkassky

Shura Cherkassky (Александр (Шура) Исаакович Черкасский; 7 October 190927 December 1995) was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire.

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Virtuoso

A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso, or; Late Latin virtuosus; Latin virtus; 'virtue', 'excellence' or 'skill') is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition.

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Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (November 5, 1989) was a Russian and American pianist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka_de_W.R.

Also known as Polka de W. R., Polka de W.R. (Rachmaninoff), Polka de wr.