The Preludio consists almost entirely of semiquavers (i.e. sixteenth notes). It ends with a fanfare of rapidly repeated sixteenth notes in modern notation (semiquavers). In B again, the dreamy effect is emphasized with the introduction of the semiquavers. It is in a fast 3/8 time signature and is made up largely of semiquavers. It begins with strings in a fast, exciting motif playing semiquavers against a woodwind meter. The piece, in common time (), contains running semiquavers (sixteenth notes) in the left hand. The melody is played in semiquavers requiring the player to move fast in octaves. For example, at the same tempo, 8th notes (quavers) would sound like 16ths (semiquavers). The piano's right-hand part interweaves arpeggiated semiquavers over a pedal in the left hand. Again, here the composer used semiquavers to add in different styles.