Hillary G. Bailey, “The Last Chord” (ca. 1935)
da capo
I remember the songs you taught me
by heart
and I can still see your hands on the keys —
graceful and intuitive
and the old upright still reverberates your memory
through the light and dust
and the years
— J.S.
cf. Harry Wayne McMahan, “The Television Commercial” (1954)
cf. piano photograph by Free-Photos via Pixabay (edited collage)
Frequently he held in his hand a little present that Fanny Brawne had given him — a small, oval, white carnelian. It was the only tangible thing left to remind him of their engagement; for he would still not have her letters opened. Words struck home to him too powerfully.
—Walter Jackson Bate, John Keats
Elton John – “Love Lies Bleeding”
Harder than you would think because of the octave shifts!
Charles Frederic Ulrich, Moment Musicale (1883)
and slworking2, Short time lapse of the harvest moon rising over a mountain – YouTube
1. Root Position:
2. Upper Structure Inversions/Voicings:
3. Alternate Bass Notes:
Casablanca (1942)
