8 Pièces brèves, Op. 84 (Fauré, Gabriel)
| Title | Huit Pièces Brèves |
| Creators | Gabriel Fauré, composer |
| Opus | Op.84 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1869 |
| First published | 1903 |
| Dedication | Mme. Jean Léonard-Koechlin |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capriccio | — | E flat major | — |
| Fantaisie | — | A flat major | — |
| Fugue | — | A minor | — |
| Adagietto | — | E minor | — |
| Improvisation | — | C sharp minor | — |
| Fugue | — | E minor | — |
| Allégresse | — | C major | — |
| Huitième Nocturne | — | D flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Fugue (No.3) | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Fugue (No.3) | 4 cellos | Bernhard Manger |
| View | Adagietto (No.4) | organ | Charles Quef |
| View | Improvisation (No.5) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Hamelle | — | Nos.1-7 8. Nocturne |
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1900 | 2. Fantaisie |
| View | Complete | — | Editorial Magisterio | 1945 | 5. Improvisation |
| View | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | 5. Improvisation |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | 6. Fugue |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | 7. Allégresse |
| View | Fugue (No.3) | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score |
| View | Fugue (No.3) | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Horn Cello (alternate for Horn) |
| View | Fugue (No.3) | Arrangement for 4 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Adagietto (No.4) | Arrangement for organ |
Hamelle | — | Complete Score |
| View | Improvisation (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2022 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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