Scherzo in E minor
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) · Romantic · Advanced
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced · Level 4 | 4 of 5 | E minor | 7:10 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) is the composer of Scherzo in E minor, a Romantic piece that is a slow minor-key piece with a reflective mood. There is one arrangement: Advanced (level 4 of 5), 7:10 long, in E minor. Note the pickup: the music starts with an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.
About Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): German Romantic composer and pianist, best known at the piano for his Songs Without Words.
How to play Scherzo in E minor on piano
- Expect weeks, not days. Learn it section by section and keep a list of the hardest passages to practise first in every session.
- Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
- Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Typeset by Andrew C. Norman 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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