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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

March in D

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
2 sharps
Time
2/2
Length
45 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

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The opening bars of March in D
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written436 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots296 notes
  • Right-hand melody252 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from E4 to D6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C2 to D4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, octaves, 5ths, 6ths
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach died in 1788. Credits