Album Leaf Op. 12 No. 7

Edvard Grieg · Level 4 (Intermediate) · Romantic · Piano

A piece by Grieg, steeped in Norwegian melodies and dances. E minor, 2/4, 65 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 piece starts with a pickup: count the incomplete bar before coming in. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. 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.

More pieces by Edvard Grieg

• Troldtog (March of the Dwarfs) (Op. 54, No. 3)
• Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces Op. 65 No. 6)
• The Death of Åse (Peer Gynt Op. 46 No. 2)
• The Mountaineer’s Song Op. 73 No. 7
• Arietta (Lyric Pieces Op. 12 No. 1)
• In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt), theme
• Folk Melody (Lyric Pieces Op. 12 No. 5)
• Morning Mood (Peer Gynt), theme

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