Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 3 — Blind Man’s Bluff

About this work

Hasche-Mann is a very short chase in D major and 2/4. Groups of semiquavers pass between the hands, interrupted by staccato notes and accents that do not always coincide with the beginning of a figure. Its difficulty lies in this mobility: the pattern should appear to leap between registers while remaining exactly aligned with the bass.

The first section is repeated with two endings. A central passage moves the material towards darker harmony, lengthens some lines and adds a sforzando before the return. Repeated notes, accents and short slurs create several kinds of articulation within one phrase. Playing every semiquaver in the same way would erase the pursuit; the direction of each group matters more than the weight of its individual notes.

Practise rapid groups as gestures running from their first note to the next accent, rather than as strings of equal events. Isolate the bass and staccatos to establish support points, then restore semiquavers at a moderate tempo. The hands should transfer the gesture without adding an accent at the join. In the middle section, retain some dynamic reserve for the sforzando and prepare the return during the preceding bar. Speed should follow accurate handovers.

What the document containsDocument: The document contains 1 pages in PDF format. A MIDI file also helps locate the continuity and entries. The PDF has 1 page and contains the complete D-major piano piece in 2/4, with a repeat, alternative endings and sforzando.The score comes from the Mutopia Project. The PDF credits its engraving and carries its own licence notice; the current Mutopia record also preserves the editable LilyPond source. The file preserved by LesPartitions.info can be compared with the reference catalogue. Following that check, LesPartitions.info separates established facts from information that remains incomplete.