Petrushka Schatten
by Christopher DeLaurenti 2008

Agile keyboard instrument (piano, organ or an electronic equivalent) page 1 of 528” - 34”
At any tempo and in any clef and key play 4 or 5 times:

1’12”
Listen then play one low note in the bass register, forte.

1’22” - 1’51”

If you hear another instrument playing arpeggios,
try to imitate those arpeggios in the same key and tempo but in a different octave - piano!

Or, at any tempoBassoonplay                  ppp

If you wish, double this melody with your right hand two or three octaves higher.

1’55” - 2’00”

Repeat the arpeggios you heard in the last section.
If you wish, make any corrections(perhaps by playing slower) or improvements (change a note in the chord).

Petrushka Schatten
by Christopher DeLaurenti 2008

Agile keyboard instrument (piano, organ or an electronic equivalent) page 2 of 5

2’21” - 2’43”
At any tempo you wish, play the treble clef only:

If you wish, play the left hand bass clef or play the intervals in the bass clef as whole notes.

3’06” - 4’04”
At a tempo similar to what you hear around you, play the bass clef only.

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Wait for until the overal texture of sound thins out and then       play in the left hand several times allegro:
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4’15”

From the notes you hear around you, play them once as an arpeggio forte.
Do not worry about accurately choosing the correct notes!

   30

If you wish, then play slowly ppp 3

Petrushka Schatten
by Christopher DeLaurenti 2008

Agile keyboard instrument (piano, organ or an electronic equivalent) page 3 of 54’38” - 4’46”

When you hear a sliver of silence, play as a cadence:
If you hear silence after playing the cadence, play it again.

        
fff       4’52” - 5’50”

At a tempo comfortable for you, play:

If you have time, wait several seconds then listen for the high string instrument (e.g. the violin)
and play a duet, substituting any rhythmic values you wish:  :6’03” - 6’13”

At any tempo and in any clef and key play 2 or 3 times:

Or play largo:    

Petrushka Schattenby Christopher DeLaurenti 2008

Agile keyboard instrument (piano, organ or an electronic equivalent) page 4 of 5

6’19” - 6’45”

At any tempo play either (but not both!) clef:

6’50” - 7’33”
From the passage above, play the clef you did not play very slowly.

7’39” - 7’48”         
Play the following andante:
Violin     p     mfThen play E doubled at any three octaves piano with the sustain pedal down.

8’04”-9’48
Play the following andante:

When done, wait and play again very slowly but
Skip the first measure and only play the bass clef, transposing the part up or down two octaves.
If you wish, keep the sustain pedal down.

Petrushka Schatten
by Christopher DeLaurenti 2008

Agile keyboard instrument (piano, organ or an electronic equivalent) page 5 of 59’53”

Play mezzo-piano somewhat fast using both hands to play intervals and the appoggiatura:Or, if you hear many sounds, stay tacet.

Glockenspiel            
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10’17” - 10’39”
Play any E five or six times beginning forte tapering off lontano diminuendo.