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Thomas Arne (1710–1778)

Rule, Britannia!

Majestically Tempo = 100 - 110

Level
2 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
16 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Rule, Britannia!
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written78 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots60 notes
  • Right-hand melody44 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from B3 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to C4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 3rds played together in one hand
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position

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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: Thomas Arne died in 1778. Credits