About this work
The first four bars of The Easy Winners set off a descending figure in both hands, followed by a pause before the first strain. The bass then alternates low notes and chords while the right hand supplies displaced attacks and tied notes. The ‘Not fast’ marking leaves room to hear that contrast.
The title does not remove the need for independence between the hands. Right-hand chords should stay supple above the left-hand leaps. When a tie carries a chord across a bass beat, sustain it rather than striking it again to join the other hand.
Repeat the opening bars of the strain with the left hand alone, then add the right at a tempo that preserves every held note. Practise each section’s endings in performance order: first ending, return, then second ending. This helps distinguish similar phrases when you join the sections.
Score and files
4-page piano score, typeset by Tom Harke for Mutopia (352). Declared source: Reproduction of Original Edition. Declared public domain; PDF and MIDI available.
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