Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 movement in 6 sections (Introduction, Theme, 3 Variations, Finale) |
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First Publication | 1852 – New York: Wm. Hall & Son (plate 2013) |
Genre Categories | Fantasias; Variations; For piano; |
Work Title | Fire-Fly Fantasie and Variations |
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Alternative. Title | Brilliant Fantasie and Variations on Fowler's Fire Fly Polka |
Composer | Dressler, William |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.52 |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IWD 9 |
Key | G major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 movement in 6 sections (Introduction, Theme, 3 Variations, Finale) |
First Publication. | 1852 – New York: Wm. Hall & Son (plate 2013) |
Dedication | Henry C. Timm Esq. |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Piano |
The second variation, a C minor march, seems particularly interesting.
Fowler is J.A. Fowler, b.1822.