Impromptu Op. 11 No. 1

Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov · Level 5 (Advanced) · Romantic · Piano

A Romantic-era character piece. B major, 2/4, 94 bars (about 3 minutes), 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.
• Key signature with 5 sharps: name them aloud before playing and spot the places where accidentals cancel them. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. Triplets and other tuplets must be perfectly even: count them aloud with the metronome. The left hand makes wide leaps: look at the landing note in advance and move early, without rushing the rhythm.

More pieces by Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov

• Scherzino Op. 11 No. 3
• Novellette (Op. 11, Nr. 2)
• Etude (Op. 11, Nr. 4)
• Fugue sur le nom de Bach

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