Sarasate: Song of the Nightingale, Op.29

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Sarasate composed his Song of the Nightingale (known in Spanish as El canto del ruiseñor) for violin and orchestra, and later arranged it for violin and piano. The composer cleverly incorporates elements of birdsong into the attractive violin part, which alternates between D minor and D major as the piece progresses.

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Bar 42-60 (before Moderato section): this cadenza section is replaced by 10 seconds of silence in the piano part followed by 3 click-beats to signal the re-entry of the piano part

Later on, before the poco piu lento section, click-beats indicate the start of those bars where piano is silent

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