🇷🇺Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ： Cinderella Oriental Dance Op.97-6

A short character piece based on Prokofiev’s ballet music, this work condenses an exotic atmosphere, a dance-like rhythm, and sharp accents into a compact form. The contrast between the upper and lower registers, sudden dynamic changes, and the hard-edged sonority of the chords create tension, while bringing expressive variety to the repeated gestures. It is important to maintain the rhythmic drive from the outset without making the accents sound mechanical. Letting the melodic line emerge clearly and treating the leaps and changes of register lightly will bring out the dance-like movement and vivid coloration. Be aware of the breaks between short phrases and carry the piece forward as a unified whole.