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Georg Benda (1722–1795)

Presto, from the Sonata in A minor

From Sonata in A Minor

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
6/8
Length
36 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Presto, from the Sonata in A minor
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written267 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand263 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots165 notes
  • Right-hand melody131 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from A3 to E6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from A1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 4ths, 6ths, octaves
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: Georg Benda died in 1795. Credits