🇷🇺Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ： Music for Children March of the Grasshoppers Op.65-7

This miniature captures the lively motion of grasshoppers leaping about to a light, march-like rhythm. Its short phrases and crisp exchanges between the sounds are particularly striking, while changes in register and dynamics give shape and expression to the movement. The piece maintains the coherence of a march as it progresses through subtle shifts of character, and its gathering momentum toward the end is another point to enjoy. In performance, it is important not only to maintain the tempo, but also to coordinate the beginnings of the notes and play the staccatos lightly and clearly. Avoiding overly strong accents and preserving a buoyant feeling within the flow of the beat brings out the music’s agile, humorous character. Careful attention to the balance between the hands will also help keep the melodic movement from being obscured.