Gottschalk Waltz (Op. 1), main waltz

Teresa Carreño · Level 5 (Advanced) · Romantic · Piano

Written in 1863, at the age of nine, in homage to her teacher Louis Moreau Gottschalk: a brilliant salon waltz. Here is the main waltz, up to the “Fine”. A piece by Teresa Carreño, the Venezuelan pianist nicknamed “the Valkyrie of the piano”. A♭ major, 3/4, 52 bars (about one minute), complete score.

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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 bass on the first beat, then two light chords: the left hand keeps the waltz turning. Practise the right-hand runs slowly, in small groups. Key signature with 4 flats: name them aloud before playing and spot the places where accidentals cancel them. 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.

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