Prelude Op. 23, No. 1

Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1873 to 1943

Prelude Op. 23, No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff: play it with falling notes in your browser, on your computer keys, a touch screen or a MIDI keyboard. It is part of Klaviero Premium, and 49 pieces are free. The chart has 1,183 notes over 2:58, peaks at 9.2 notes per second, and Klaviero rates it tier 5 of 5.

Prelude Op. 23, No. 1 is a prelude by Sergei Rachmaninoff, written in 1903. It is catalogued as Op. 23. It is part of the Romantic repertoire. The Klaviero chart holds 1,183 notes across 2:58. Mutopia's edition is scored for piano. Sergei Rachmaninoff lived from 1873 to 1943. Klaviero holds 10 other pieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The engraving it was built from is published by Mutopia under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

It runs at about 6.6 notes per second and peaks at 9.2. The left hand carries 79% of the 1,183 notes, which is the opposite of what most players practise. The notes run F sharp1 to A flat6, 5.2 octaves, which is past what a 61-key board reaches at one end or the other. Klaviero rates it tier 5 of 5.

Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Composed
1903
Catalogue
Op. 23
Period
Romantic
Notes
1,183
Length
2:58
Peak density
9.2 notes per second
Difficulty
tier 5 of 5
Access
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