Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Elfin Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
Alfedans, from Lyric Pieces, Book 1
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 written726 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand483 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots347 notes
- Right-hand melody311 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 G3 to E6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from E2 to G4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 4ths, 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), octaves, 5ths, 6ths
- Chords: triads, inverted triads
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, one hand moving while the other holds
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from C.F. Peters, Leipzig, 1902, plate 8800 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Edvard Grieg died in 1907. Credits