Opening of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto

No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Opus 23

Piano Solo
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arranged by Percy Aldridge Grainger

  
Transcribed by Emily Flood

   


    
                   
 

         
= 76

          
Andante non troppo e molto maestoso pochissimo rit.

  
a tempo

          
3 3 3

    
   
       
          
  
 

                           
3 3 3 3

     
3


   
3 3 3 3

 

           
3 3 3 3

      
   
3 3


3 3

  
 
 
3 3 3 3


 

  
      


                  
 

      


           


      

 
    
              

  
 



        
9

   
         
  
            
               
3

  
3

                       
      
3

     
               




       

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

            
          
       
                          


16

       


  


     

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

   


   


   
   


      
        
   
             
              
                    
                          
       
  
            
         
24

       
 



  


  










     


    


  


                            



          
         
like plucked

                             



             
strings

                 
    


    




    









  


 3 
       
  
                
Poco più mosso

     
poco accelerando = 120

      
3

           


             
   
                 
3

           
              
31


 3   3  
   
 


          


            
       
3


                    
cresc.

             
pesante, precipitando


  
3

   



    
 
      
 




    a tempo

                 
poco riten. R.H.

          

   
3

   

3 (rubato)

      
37


        R.H.    
3


   
                  
3 3 3 3 3

            
3 3


3 3
33


  
3 3

      
           
3 3

 
3

   
3
3
        

Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.
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14



14
1

     
5

                      
5

    
1

     
1 5

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


1 1

  
5

          
41

   
 
5 1
2 2


5 4 4 5
5

 
5 1
2

   
5

                
5 1

1

       
 


   
5 3


1

 
3 2



5 5


4


4
4
14
16 14





 
     
  
  
            
     
5

   
1

      
5 1

   

 
43


 



5


1 1


5 2

    
5

             

1

    


3

 
5

     
5 3

3


1 1
1

 
4 3













1
 2 5
14 5
3
14 
16

 
1

  
1 5


5

     
   
  
1

       
              
5 5

     
5 4 3

            
1 1

           
45

   
3 5


1 1 1
1 5 2

   
5 2

      
2 5

 
1 3 1 3 3

          

3 3
 

   

3
5 5



3 1



4
5


4


4
14 14

         


            

     





 
47




 





    
   


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

 
   










Cadenza


        
simile

 
riten. poco a poco

  
2 3 5 2

 
5


3 2

        
1 3 4 2

       
1


    
1

  
3 4


1

          
49

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

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

 
1

      
2


3

5           
5          
  
 


5


       
   
rapido

            Tempo I°
    
     Fist  1 
1

            
   

  
4

    1  1
4
= 84
  
 
       
          1 4
4 1
     
50 4


 
 

 

3 3


 
3 3 3 3

 

3


4

    


 
4



   
        
3

   
3 3

4  


                4       1     
   
   
        
1

          4
3

 
  
      1
  
   4
  
 

  

Copyright, 1943, by Percy Aldridge Grainger, International Copyright Secured, Printed in the U.S.A.
           poco accelerando       

     
           
   
                 
3

                         
53

      
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

           (pesante) 
  
 
     
 

                   


                                              
          
leggero

                      
       
   
  
  

SP SP
SP short

       
poco
(sustaining riten.
pedal) hold

                a tempo          
  
(rubato)

                  
più riten.

                   
   
(simile)


(tempo I°), = 80

       
60

  
          
             
(pesante)

          
     
   
   
     
   
     
glorioso

                
                           
   
 
       

       
  
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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

  
                                    
     
3

   
     
                               
3

    
pesante

       
  
         
3

             
 
    3

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

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

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

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

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

 

 
75 small notes


 
ad lib.

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

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

          
               
a tempo (poco più mosso) 

             
slow off

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

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

                
           

    

 
 Cadenza    


     
 
riten.

 
     


 
 
       
      

  
82 Fist

  
(rapido)


  
 

   
 

   

    
      
  
   
     

   
  


 
 



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