Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2 (Small-Hand Edition)-Johannes Brahms

A Small-Hand Edition of Johannes Brahms's Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2.

This is not a simplified or beginner arrangement. The goal is to preserve the original musical character, texture, and difficulty while redesigning selected physical hand-size barriers.

The chords wider than an octave are the ones Brahms himself marked as rolled. The musical character and texture are preserved while selected hand-size barriers — the stretches beyond a comfortable octave — are redesigned.

• Max required simultaneous reach: one octave

• No required 9ths or 10ths

• Chords wider than an octave: 7, all rolled as Brahms marked them

Includes:

• Printable PDF score – 4 pages, A4

• MusicXML

Designed for pianists who can handle the musical and technical demands of the original work, but are limited by selected stretches beyond a comfortable octave.

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