Reynaldo Hahn (Aug. 9, 1874 - Jan. 28, 1947) was a Venezuelan, naturalized French composer, composer, conductor, and music critic. He predominantly wrote songs, written in the French tradition of the mélodie.

Hahn was the youngest of twelve children, born to wealthy parents in Venezeula. His family moved to Paris when he was three, and Hahn was surrounded by the city's musical resources. At a young age, he would accompany himself on the piano, singing arias by Offenbach, and writing his own songs by age 8. He entered the Paris Conservatory at age 10, and studied with Jules Massenet, Charles Gounod, and Camille Saint-Saëns.

Hahn's output was significant; he wrote operas, incidental music, chamber and full orchestral works, and many piano pieces, including Pièce en Forme d'Aria et Bergerie. This work is for 4 hands, and starts with a cascading, melancholy melody that is echoed, much like a call and answer between the first and second piano parts. The second part has a near constant task of continual eighth notes, keeping a steady pulse throughout while the first tends to go off on more elaborate lines. The g minor section then transitions happily to a G major section that is joyous and upbeat, and the two sets of hands seem to chase each other before ending ever so quietly and concisely.

Here is a recording of this lovely work for you to enjoy!

Kun Woo Paik and Huseyin Sermet