Romanian Folk Dance No. 2 “Brâul”

Béla Bartók · Level 3 (Late beginner) · 20th century · Piano

A public-domain piece from the Mutopia Project catalogue. A minor, 2/4, 16 bars (about one minute), complete score.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• The left hand makes wide leaps: look at the landing note in advance and move early, without rushing the rhythm. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain