Csárdás (Monti)

"Csárdás" (or "Czardas") is a rhapsodical concert piece by the Italian composer Vittorio Monti.

Written in 1904, the folkloric piece is based on a Hungarian csárdás.

[2] Csárdás has seven distinct mini-"movements", or different sections, usually changing in tempo and feeling (and, occasionally, key).

The sections are as follows:[3] It is generally expected for the piece to be played with some rubato.

[4] In the Meno, quasi lento section, the violin plays artificial harmonics; this technique involves the musician placing their finger over a note while playing another note, with the finger only just barely pressing onto the string, five semitones higher.