Fauré's major sets of piano works are thirteen nocturnes, thirteen barcarolles, six impromptus, and four valses-caprices. These sets were composed during several decades in his long career, and display the change in his style from uncomplicated youthful charm to a final enigmatic, but sometimes fiery introspection, by way of a turbulent period in his middle years. His other notable piano pieces, including shorter works, or collections composed or published as a set, are Romances sans paroles, Ballade in F? major, Mazurka in B? major, Thème et variations in C? minor, and Huit pièces brèves. For piano duet, Fauré composed the Dolly Suite and, together with his friend and former pupil André Messager, an exuberant parody of Wagner in the short suite Souvenirs de Bayreuth.

Original Name Romances sans paroles
Date of composition 1863
First published 1878
Type Romance
Catalogue Op. 17
Approx. duration 4 minutes
Instruments Piano
Autotranslations beta Gabriel Fauré: Songs without Words, Op. 17
Gabriel Fauré: Songs without Words, Op. 17
Gabriel Fauré: Songs without Words, Op. 17