musical composition french composer eighth piece composer book written late early title french translates roughly girl hair piece measures long takes approximately half minutes play key major piece named eponymous poem known musical simplicity divergence style time completed january published months later premiered june year prelude recorded pieces original version subsequent arrangements background influence title inspired poem scottish songs collection image girl coloured hair utilized fine art symbol innocence musical writers suggested successful portrayal emotions tied musical simplicity prelude specifically technical elements choice simplicity piece highly unusual style time brought simple harmonies utilized earlier musical compositions traditional previously utilized title wrote feature similarities prelude merely distant relationship prelude according music journal 19th century music song earlier works remains unpublished dedicated affair time dedicated compositions wrote history prelude completed january published april year rest book performance given hall london months later june followed american premiere casino massachusetts july performed subsequently french premiere took place following year january paris performing work prelude violin piano created close friend released remains recorded musical compositions despite performance recurring basis prelude remains popular audiences partly memorable tune mellow accompaniment received acclaim emotion describing piece musical analysis placement book known arrangement pianist musical writer asserts prelude immediately forms central arch book structure pieces provide dramatic contrast book sixth prelude des sur snow evokes feeling sadness isolation vent west wind saw seventh violent tumultuous nature stark contrast brings sense gentle warmth music kind placing particular order ensured arguably technically challenging prelude collection vent situated simplest play composition prelude central idea takes title girl golden hair pastoral setting scotland examples music images foreign place scales piece blending chords creates folk like tune prelude uses leading tones piece composed prelude melody movement piece begins known opening theme consisting note phrases grouped eighth note sixteenth notes finishes chords form bars element featured previous second melody enters bars scottish ballad resembling tune style melody opening returns bar added harmony left hand bar melody begins ascent climax piece gradually building use propel peak end bar near end bar melody subsequent measure theme climax repeated octave lower like moves parallel motion featuring consecutive places comes bars measure prelude coda sees return opening theme time albeit octave higher followed motif finally melody parallel movement makes use final leading home key chord root position arrival pitch include left hand described ideal leading tone melody ends octave chords left hand followed right bringing prelude close
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