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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Solfeggietto in C minor

Level
5 of 5
Key signature
3 flats
Time
4/4
Length
35 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Solfeggietto in C minor
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written563 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots421 notes
  • Right-hand melody387 notes

What it asks of you

  • Bass clef from B1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 flats (E♭ major or C minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, whole notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, triplets
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 6ths, 4ths, octaves, 7ths
  • Hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands playing together

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