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Cesare Pugni — Gazelda:
Polka. Sparks in the Step
Polka. Sparks in the Step
Hear Pugni’s polka: 2/4 with anacrusis, a teasing ritenuto and a tempo, a sequenced Trio,
8va return and stringendo Finale—simple means that set movement in motion.
8va return and stringendo Finale—simple means that set movement in motion.
PREMIER!
"GAZELDA"
"GAZELDA"
For the first time, the restored music of Cesare Pugni dances to the rhythm of crackling campfire sparks, the rustle of necklaces, the swirl of skirts, and the passions of hearts devoted to love.
The release is already available on music streaming services!
- More than a century later, the beloved melodies of generations past come alive once more. Is that not magic?
- They say only in Gazelda do the Ballet Reprises answer the heart’s deepest questions—this is not just music, but the breath of art’s magic, woven from nature’s very fabric.
- Let the legend of Gazelda into your heart — and perhaps, she will look upon you.
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PREMIER!
"GAZELDA"
"GAZELDA"
For the first time, the restored music of Cesare Pugni dances to the rhythm of crackling campfire sparks, the rustle of necklaces, the swirl of skirts, and the passions of hearts devoted to love.
The release is already available on music streaming services!
- More than a century later, the beloved melodies of generations past come alive once more. Is that not magic?
- They say only in Gazelda do the Ballet Reprises answer the heart’s deepest questions—this is not just music, but the breath of art’s magic, woven from nature’s very fabric.
- Let the legend of Gazelda into your heart — and perhaps, she will look upon you.
READ MORE
Born in Bohemia in the 1830s, the polka swept Europe in just a few seasons. Its name is often linked to půlka—the buoyant upbeat between beats. Musically it’s duple 2/4: a firm downbeat and a springy answer on two—urban energy set for the stage.
From bar one the 2/4 is unmistakable: below, broken-chord motion lays the step; above, upbeat motives under slur-arches fly into the strong beat. Pugni gives a brief theatrical ritenuto, then snaps back a tempo—the pulse re-grips the feet. The opening eight bars form a classic period: half cadence mid-way, a neat authentic cadence to close. The music organizes the body: one—and a supple spring—two.
The texture then grows larger. The treble picks up fleeting figures that sparkle without blurring the meter. Harmony stays clear—I–V–I—with discreet secondary dominants at phrase joints; ff marks serve as structural beacons.
In the Trio the color softens to p, the line settles lower, and a chain of sequences leads forward—the same cell at new levels. It feels like the dance moving through space: the figure remains, the angle shifts.
The Finale returns the theme 8va, as if the lights flare; then loco and a compact coda with stringendo. Phrases tighten, verticals fill out, the dominant lingers, and a clean cadence seals the number. That’s Pugni’s craft: meter, texture, eight-bar design and exact cadences fused into sound that makes you dance.
From bar one the 2/4 is unmistakable: below, broken-chord motion lays the step; above, upbeat motives under slur-arches fly into the strong beat. Pugni gives a brief theatrical ritenuto, then snaps back a tempo—the pulse re-grips the feet. The opening eight bars form a classic period: half cadence mid-way, a neat authentic cadence to close. The music organizes the body: one—and a supple spring—two.
The texture then grows larger. The treble picks up fleeting figures that sparkle without blurring the meter. Harmony stays clear—I–V–I—with discreet secondary dominants at phrase joints; ff marks serve as structural beacons.
In the Trio the color softens to p, the line settles lower, and a chain of sequences leads forward—the same cell at new levels. It feels like the dance moving through space: the figure remains, the angle shifts.
The Finale returns the theme 8va, as if the lights flare; then loco and a compact coda with stringendo. Phrases tighten, verticals fill out, the dominant lingers, and a clean cadence seals the number. That’s Pugni’s craft: meter, texture, eight-bar design and exact cadences fused into sound that makes you dance.
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