Opening

of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto

No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Opus 23

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Piano Solo

 
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arranged by Percy Aldridge Grainger

      3 3 3       
Transcribed by Emily Flood

  
     
Andante non troppo e molto maestoso  = 76

    


     
3 3
  
 3     
          3   3    
 

  3   

3 3 3

 
3 3 3 3

 3 3 3          
3 3 3 3

    
 
 
3




   
     


       
  
 

    
pochissimo rit.

    
a tempo


5

      
    

          
                     
 


   
 

  



  
      



    
 

          
    


                
  
9

  
       
 
          
                  
    
         
   

Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.
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  
       
               
  
2

 
      


     
       


    

13

 
  


     
  
        

           
    
33


   
3

  
    


 


   


        


      
          
    
                     


  
                  
   
17




        
                
       



   



       
        
 
     
                  
                
           
21

     





    
          


   
 like plucked

        
strings

   


 

 

 


 

  
       
             
                      
             
25

    

 




  


             

     
     



              


         
         


 




Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.
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  3   3  3
    
                           
                   
               
28

     
     3   3 






     
        
                   
                       
             
          

   








   
 
   
 
             
             
poco accelerando

          


    

     
    
         
32

    
    


    
           
              
cresc.

  
      

    

     




    
Poco più mosso  = 120


                



3 poco riten.

                  
        
3 3
36

        3 3
3

        
 3

           
3 3

        
3

        
pesante, precipitando

             
3


3

    
 
3 3 3

   

3



3


3

   
R.H.

 
a tempo



   
 
39 (rubato)

    

  
 

   
 
   
  
3 R.H. 3


3


3 3



3 3


    
      

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 5


  1 
5    
4

      
5   
14

      5 2
 
1

     1 5 
41

 
1

5
5 1

     3 2        
   


   




5


4
14


   15
 5        
14

1 
    
    5      4 5 2 
 4 
1

5 
2       1 5   
42

3 
 
     1     4 5

   
 

 





4

  
       
14

   


43 

5




 1   
           
        












5


  5  1   1 
16

1 

     5 
     1 5      
    5       5 
44

   
1 2

4
     
1

     



3

  1  
5 3 3
3 1
1 

  25 3 5
16

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 5


1   1
 
 5

5
 
14

               
 5  

   
 1  
45 1


5

 
1

    
2

       
3

 5    
3 3

  
5  
3


4


4
14

3


 5  1  1 
14

3 4 

       5      
   1 1  
 5        5  
 
46

  
5
1 2
2

1 
   4    
1 3 3 3

    
 


5





 14

         
           



     





 
47




 



    
               



              



   











Cadenza


         
simile riten. poco a poco

            
2 3 5 2 3 5 2


      
1 4 2
1 3

  
1


          
1 3 4

           
49

      
   
  
 cresc.
     
 


     3               

    
1 2 3

    
1 2

                  
5 5    
         
  

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

6 


      4
rapido

            Tempo I°
5

      Fist
         1 
1

  1      1
  
4

   
        
     4  1    1 4
50 4

   
  
 3 3
4

   

3

   
4

                4      1



   

   

1

            4  
        1 4
    4

 





     
  
   3 3   3   
            
 = 84


             
51

   
 


 

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

     
3

3           
      
          
     
              
         
  
    




    poco accelerando
   
SP

    
SP

  3 3          
           
(sustaining pedal)


         
55

      
3 3


   
      (pesante)         


          
        
      
leggero

            
      
 
 



SP
short

 
                 
poco riten. hold

         
(rubato)


più riten.


      
                
a tempo (tempo I°), = 80

 
59

  
     
 

    
(pesante)

 
              

 
  3 3 3     

 
 
     3 3
3  
3 3 3 3 3 3

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 
        
   
              
(simile) 7

     
63

         
             
                
           
       
glorioso


    
       
   


    
      

 
  
   
66

           

              
           
 
             


 
     
             
          

    
68

                

        
3

       
3

          
pesante

                   


3

  
  
 


 
3

     
        

   
71

         
                     
              
   
 


   
   
   
     
   
73


              
       
                        
 
     
 

Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.
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         
       
      
8


      
75

    
              
 
         

       
    
 
   



     
           

   
  
poco riten.


    

77 small notes


 
ad lib.



   


             
     
                 
poco dim.

    
     
   


 
a tempo (poco più mosso)

                
  

 
            
79

               

            
molto cresc. poco a poco

              

 



         


                          
slow off

                             
              
80

                

                             
                          
 
        
   

Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.
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
 Cadenza (rapido)    
   
  
 9

     

    
        



82

     

      
        
   
       
 
      
   
 




  
riten.

    


    
83 Fist



  
    


 


Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.