early beginner

Wrath Op.103 No.8

Mélanie Bonis

What's this piece like?
The "Album pour les tout-petits" (Album for the young) by Mélanie Bonis is a hidden gem for beginners. These pieces are incredibly creative, original, and deserve a spot in the repertoire of every piano student. This piece requires a very specific type of coordination, where your fingers are firm but the wrists stay very relaxed. If it is the first time you play in such a style, where both hands play on top of each other, slow practice is the key to get used to this unusual playing position.
Who's this piece for?
A modern piece with original sounds, ideal for beginners who like to explore different styles.
1-2 pages
Modern
A minor

MOOD: Agitated, furious, crazy and percussive.

TECHNIQUE: Coordination.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 1
Equivalent to ABRSM level 1
More like this
View all

Bear Dance

B. Bartók

Etude

D. Kabalevsky

The Firefly

A. Bilotti

Toccata

M. Cuéllar

The Troll at the Edge of the Woods

D. Waxman

The Little Night Thing

D. Waxman

Etude

A. Khachaturian

Study for the Left Hand

B. Bartók

Run Run!

O. Pinto

Dark Horsemen

W.G. Still

Flight

Z.P. Perry

Papillons

O. Russell

Rondo

L.F. Branco

Tarantella

S. Prokofiev

The bear

D. Shostakovich

Etude

D. Kabalevsky

Subscribe to read and download the full score.

Loading score preview...

1909

North Pole is reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson.

1912

Chinese Republic proclaimed after a revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty.

1912

New Mexico and Arizona admitted as states of the U.S.

1912

Titanic sinks on its first voyage.

1913

Album for the Young Op. 103 was first published when M. Bonis was 55 years old.

1913

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premieres in Paris.

1914

World War I begins with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

1915

Alexander Scriabin died.

1917

First American combat troops in France as the U.S. declares war on Germany.

Other releases