RTV PUBLIC REPERTOIRE CATALOG Query: (all public entries) Filters: {"piece_id":461,"timezone":"UTC"} Matches: 1 | Returned: 1 | Public catalog: 6454 Page 1 of 1 Next: none; end of results Previous: none Version: 22826 | Snapshot: 001a4b42a02cf01e5fec0680df520fd8 Created: 2026-09-30T22:37:17+00:00 | Source: 2026-09-30T22:36:46+00:00 | Expires: 2026-10-01T22:37:17+00:00 {"piece_id":461,"title":"The Horseman's Night Ride - Level 2a Performance - pg. 28-29","composer":[],"composers":[],"instrument":["Piano"],"instruments":[{"id":1,"name":"Piano"}],"genre":"1900’s - Present","genre_id":4,"is_archive_only":false,"evaluation_eligible":true,"points":101,"level":1,"canonical_url":"https://roadtovirtuosity.com/14-the-horsemans-night-ride-level-2a-performance-pg-28-29","instrument_points":[{"instrument_id":1,"instrument":"Piano","points":101}],"collections":[{"id":54,"name":"Level 2a - Performance"}],"collection_semantics":"existing catalog subcategory grouping","work_identifiers":[],"work_id":null,"book":null,"sequence_position":null,"movement_number":null,"movement_title":null,"key":null,"arrangement":null,"edition":null,"entry_scope":null,"completeness":"unknown","reviewed_enrichment":false,"availability_label":"Copyrighted","has_download":false,"download_availability_basis":"public license category and existing file reference; storage health not verified","description":"“The Horseman’s Night Ride” is a Level 2A performance piece in C minor. It is written in 3/4 time and marked Allegro. The piece uses the C minor 5-finger scale, long right-hand notes, short slurred left-hand patterns, whole-measure rests, dynamic contrasts, repeated phrase groups, a middle section with more moving melody, and a final ritardando. The low-register patterns and minor sound give the piece a dark riding character.Measures 1–4 introduce the main night-ride idea. The right hand holds long dotted-half notes while the left hand plays short two-note slurs underneath. The hands use different dynamics, with the right hand marked forte and the left hand marked mezzo-piano.Measures 5–8 continue the opening phrase. The right hand moves into a short melodic answer, then settles into longer held notes. The left hand keeps the same quiet slurred motion underneath.Measures 9–16 repeat the opening material. The same long-note melody and lower two-note patterns return, giving the first page a clear repeated structure.Measures 17–24 form the middle section. The dynamic changes to mezzo-forte, and the right hand becomes more active with a longer moving melody. The left hand still enters with short slurred notes, but the focus shifts more clearly to the right-hand line. A crescendo near the end builds the sound before the return.Measures 25 to the end bring back the opening night-ride pattern. The right hand again holds longer notes while the left hand plays the short lower figures. The final measures slow with a ritardando and end with held notes in both hands.The optional teacher duet adds a fuller accompaniment underneath the student part. The score notes that the student plays one octave higher when using the duet.Interesting fact: The discovery activity asks how many beats each whole rest receives in this piece. Since the piece is in 3/4 time, a whole-measure rest fills the entire measure and receives three beats.How to earn points for this piece:Download or purchase the sheet music.Practice the piece carefully. 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