Prelude
by Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) · Early modern · Intermediate–Advanced
Versions
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 1:28 of Prelude in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Early modern (1890–1930)
- Mood
- Joyful · bright and lively
- Versions
- 2
About this piece
Prelude is a joyful early-20th-century piece by Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915). It comes in 2 versions, from intermediate (level 3) to advanced (level 4). The easiest is in C major and about 0:42 long. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Preludes & fugues collection. Note the pickup: the music starts with an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.
About Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Russian composer and pianist whose early preludes and études grew out of Chopin's style.
How to play Prelude on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Each hand has its own line here. Practise hands separately until both lines are secure; in the app, choose Left or Right and the app plays the other hand for you.
- Start with the level 3 version. When you've learned about 80% of it, move on to the next harder version; the notes you already know make it quicker to learn.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Keith OHara for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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