Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
After the Ball, Op. 98 No. 13
From Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98 (1924)
No. 13 of 15 in Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98
On the RCM Level 3 list (Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition)
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 136: the middle of the speeds usually taken for Tempo di mazurka. 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 written198 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots142 notes
- Right-hand melody102 notes
The easy version, the melody and left-hand roots at level 3, engraved on its own page.
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 F4 to F5
- Bass clef from B2 to E4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 5ths, 6ths, 3rds (skips), 9ths, octaves
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands in different rhythms, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz, 1924, ed. J. Kilp, plate B.S.S. 31171 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Alexander Gretchaninov died in 1956. Credits