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Hungarian Dance No. 1: piano arrangement

Johannes Brahms · Level 7, estimated · With Maestro

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The short answer

Hungarian Dance No. 1: piano arrangement is a dance by Johannes Brahms from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.

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  • dance
  • Romantic
  • dancing
  • grand
  • block chords

Also known as 21 Hungarian Dances (Orchestra) WoO 1; G Minor; Hungarian Dance No. 1, WoO 1.

History

The opening paired notes give the dance a weighty, expressive tread. Keep its repeated gesture alive instead of making every return sound mechanically identical.

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How to practise it

  1. Balance the opening paired notes as one attack above the lower support.

How hard is it

Level 7, estimated

Repeated chord members, overlapping voices and repeat changes require mature rhythmic control.

About this piece

Interpretive sketch of Johannes Brahms, an illustration and not a verified likeness
An illustration, not a portrait
Licence
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Source
musescore.com

More by Johannes Brahms

  1. Waltz, Op. 39 No. 10, solo piano editionLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
  2. Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2Level 8, estimatedWith Maestro
  3. Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1Level 9, estimatedWith Maestro

With Maestro

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