Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
In the Hall of the Mountain King, Op. 46 No. 4
From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (1888)
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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 written1360 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand1139 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots584 notes
- Right-hand melody497 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
- Bass clef from C1 to G4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 5ths, octaves, 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths
- Chords: seventh chords, inverted triads, triads
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns
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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Edvard Grieg died in 1907. Credits