Humoresque Op. 101 No. 7
Antonín Dvořák · Level 4 (Intermediate) · Romantic · Piano
His most famous piano piece: a skipping theme in dotted rhythms, full of mischief, then a more dreamy middle section in the minor. It is transposed here to G major, a semitone above the original: fewer flats to read. The seventh of the eight Humoresques for piano that Dvořák wrote in 1894, on holiday in Bohemia after his stay in America. G major, 2/4, 56 bars (about 2 minutes), 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.
- Keep the dotted rhythm light and supple, never clipped: think of a nonchalant stroll. The slower middle section sings more. 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.
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