Pictures of Childhood No. 5 Etude in C minor "Ivan Is Very Busy" (competition piece) - A. Khachaturian
Performance Video
Difficulty: Easy
4 Pages
Key Information
- Instrument 1
- Piano
- Pages
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Type
- 2 Staves
- Instrumentation
- Solo
- Lyrics
- Not included
- Chord
- Not included
$2.99
Description
A. Khachaturian - Pictures of Childhood No. 5 Etude in C minor "Ivan Is Very Busy"
Khachaturian’s lively miniature flutters across the keyboard like a child racing from task to task, its dry staccato chatter and quicksilver motion creating a scene full of wit, urgency, and restless delight.
For competitions, feather-light repeated notes, exact rhythmic control, crisp hand-to-hand exchanges, and sharply graded dynamics make the character instantly vivid while revealing secure coordination and polished technique.
Have a happy performance!