Dussek - The Sufferings of The Queen of France, op.23

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Dussek - The Sufferings of The Queen of France, op.23

General Information

Composer(s) :

Dussek, Jan Ladislav (1760-1812)

Work type(s) :

Piano solo

Composition date(s) :

1793

Movements or Excerpts

	Name
1	The Queen’s Imprisonment (Largo)
2	She reflects on her former greatness (Maestosamente; doloroso)
3	They separate her from her childern [sic] (Agitato Assai) The Farewell of her Childern (Andante)
4	They pronounce the sentence of death. (Allegro con furio)
5	Her resignation to her fate (Allegro Innocente)
6	The situation and reflections the night before her execution (Andante agitato)
7	March (Lento)
8	The savage tumult of the rabble (Presto Furioso)
9	The Queen’s invocation to the Almighty just before her death (Molto Adagio Devotamente) (Molto Adagio Devotamente) The Guillotine drops
10	The Apotheosis (Allegro Maestoso)