Sadness
Mrs. Sidney Pratten
Again a very romantic piece from the Victorian era by Mrs. Sidney Pratten, also known as Catharina Josepha Pelzer (1821- 1895). Refer to the description of Eventide for some more biographical data of Mrs. Pratten.
In this piece she exceed the mediocrity in her compositions which was expected by her pupils.
The piece starts with a prelude section in D minor. Pratten has looked a bit at Bach so it seems. After the prelude there is again a Valse Triste in D major, just to satisfy the title, I guess.
But then, as a welcome change, a joyful piece in A major with quite some more technical challenge. Probably the pupil who she wrote the piece for was technically more skilled.
The score mentioned Fine with the last measure of theA major section. What to do now? Well, I considered it the best solution to repeat the Valse Triste.