Bagatelle sans tonalité [SEP] instrumentation
Bagatelle sans tonalité
Bagatelle sans tonalité ("Bagatelle without tonality", S.216a) is a piece for solo piano written by Franz Liszt in 1885. The manuscript bears the title "Fourth Mephisto Waltz" and may have been intended to replace the piece now known as the Fourth Mephisto Waltz when it appeared Liszt would not be able to finish it; the phrase "Bagatelle ohne Tonart" actually appears as a sub-title on the front-page of the manuscript.
The Bagatelle is a waltz in a typical sectioned
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Bagatelle sans tonalité.
The Bagatelle sans tonalité (Bagatelle without tonality; German: Bagatelle ohne Tonart) is sometimes included with Liszt's "Mephisto Waltzes". The manuscript bears the title "Fourth Mephisto Waltz" and may have been intended to replace the Fourth Mephisto Waltz when it appeared Liszt might not be able to finish it. Critics point out the similarity in tonal center between these two pieces (D major) as confirmation of their composition shortly after one other in 1885 as well as