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Ivan Larionov (1860) · Level 3 (Late beginner) · traditional · Piano

A Russian song written in 1860 by Ivan Larionov (1830–1889) in folk style: “little snowball-tree berry”. The refrain starts slowly then races away; the verse moves to G major. An easy arrangement in E minor: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand alternates a bass note and a two-note chord (“oom-pah”).

▶ 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.
• Work in four-bar phrases, hands separately then together. Keep the left hand softer than the tune: let the right hand sing.

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la chanson de 1860 (domaine public) · Public Domain