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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II

Rondo: Allegro in G major, the finale

No. 16 of 30 in Schirmer's Sonatina Album

On the RCM Level 8 list (Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition)

Level
3 of 7
Time
6/8
Length
165 bars
Plays in
2 to 5 min

No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at dotted quarter = 92: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegro, two thirds of it counted in dotted quarters. Its length counts from that.

Practise it

Plays on a MIDI keyboard in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet, or on the keys on screen without one.

The opening bars of Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out and adds none, so every note in it is the piece's own. Print any of them free.

  • As written1965 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1850 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots978 notes
  • Right-hand melody814 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to F6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from D2 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 5ths, 6ths, octaves
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

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Score typed for Clefsight from G. Schirmer, New York, 1893, ed. Louis Köhler, plate 10879 (scan on the Internet Archive), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827. Credits

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