Polka Italienne

Opening of "Polka Italienne"

The "Polka Italienne" (Italian Polka) is an original work by Sergei Rachmaninoff.^[1] It was composed in 1906 and published in his Suite No. 2. The piece begins in the key of D minor then changes to A major during the middle section.

References

↑ Bertensson, Sergei (2017-04-07). Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 9781787204348.

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Operas	Aleko The Miserly Knight Francesca da Rimini Salammbô Monna Vanna
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 in D minor Symphony No. 2 in E minor Symphony No. 3 in A minor The Bells (choral symphony) Youth Symphony
Concertos	Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Orchestra works	Scherzo in D minor Suite in D minor Prince Rostislav The Rock Caprice bohémien Isle of the Dead Symphonic Dances
Vocal music	All-Night Vigil Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Spring The Bells Three Russian Songs Vocalise
Chamber music	Trio élégiaque No. 1 Trio élégiaque No. 2 Cello Sonata in G minor
Piano music	Morceaux de fantaisie (includes Prelude in C♯ minor) Morceaux de salon Six moments musicaux Variations on a Theme of Chopin 10 Preludes Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor 13 Preludes Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor Études-Tableaux, Op. 39 Variations on a Theme of Corelli Polka de W.R. Polka Italienne Russian Rhapsody Suite 1 for two pianos Suite 2 for two pianos Étude in F♯ major Lento in D minor Four Pieces Three Nocturnes Piece (Canon) in D minor Prelude in F major Four Improvisations Morceau de Fantaisie in G minor Fughetta in F major Three Pieces Miscellaneous
Recognitions	Conservatoire Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff (crater)
Related articles	List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff recordings Music written in all major and/or minor keys Youth Ivanovka estate Villa Senar Rachmaninoff (vodka) Romanticism
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Piano duos and duets by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Duos (two pianos)	Russian Rhapsody (1891) Suite No. 1 "Fantaisie-Tableaux" (Op. 5) Suite No. 2 (Op. 17)
Duets (two players)	Six Morceaux (Op. 11) Romance in G minor (1894) Polka Italienne (1906)

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