Germany had the support of Italy and Japan, with whom it established an alliance in the late 1930s known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis. Like Germany, Italy and Japan, they also had expansion projects. Italy sought influence over the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa, and Japan, influence over the Pacific Ocean, China and part of Russia (at the time, belonging to the Soviet Union).
In the nineteenth century, the titles “prelude,”
“impromptu,” and “intermezzo” were mutual titles for short, lyric piano pieces
at that time. Prelude normally features a small amount of rhythmic and melodic themes
that reappear through the piece. While the impromptu, is a freestyle musical work
with the personality of an unrehearsed improvisation like it was driven by the essence
of the moment, usually done in a piano. Lastly, intermezzo is a work which fits
among other musical or dramatic individuals, such as acts of a play or actions
of a larger musical work.