Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
The Little Would-Be Man, Op. 98 No. 15
From Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98 (1924)
No. 15 of 15 in Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 162: the middle of the speeds usually taken for Tempo di valse. 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 written619 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand531 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots246 notes
- Right-hand melody160 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 G4 to D6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from C3 to F4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
- Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
- Intervals: 4ths, 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 7ths, 6ths, octaves
- Chords: inverted triads
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms, 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