Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
A Tiresome Lesson, Op. 98 No. 8
From Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98 (1924)
No. 8 of 15 in Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 114: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Moderato. 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 written157 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots117 notes
- Right-hand melody101 notes
The easy version, the right-hand melody at level 2, 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 G3 to E5, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 5ths, 6ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, 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