Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12 "Patetico" (Small-Hand Edition)-Alexander Scriabin

PLAYABLE PIANO Small-Hand Edition of Alexander Scriabin's Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12 "Patetico", redesigned for pianists with smaller hands.

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 original features wide left-hand sweeps and dense chordal climaxes. The musical character and texture are preserved while selected hand-size barriers — the stretches beyond a comfortable octave — are redesigned.

• Notes struck together in each hand: within one octave (12 semitones)

• Wide left-hand chords compacted or shared between the hands: 19 places

• Low notes released early under the sustain pedal: 37 places

• Every change is marked in the score by numbered notes [1]-[56]

• Files: PDF + MusicXML (56 measures)

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.

Source: reference edition consulted – Muzgiz, Moscow, 1947–48. The 1895 Belaieff first edition was not directly collated. Arrangement and editorial notes © 2026 PLAYABLE PIANO.

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