Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
On the Accordion, Op. 123 No. 12
From Gretchaninov's Glass Beads, Op. 123 (1930)
No. 12 of 12 in Gretchaninov's Glass Beads, Op. 123
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 138: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegro. Its length counts from that.
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Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written392 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand317 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots151 notes
- Right-hand melody98 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from C4 to F6, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 4ths, 3rds (skips), 5ths, 2nds (steps), octaves, 3rds played together in one hand
- Chords: triads
- Hands playing together, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from Muzgiz, Moscow, 1959, ed. V. Belov, plate М. 18866 Г (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Alexander Gretchaninov died in 1956. Credits