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Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
Aria, from La Capricciosa, BuxWV 250, easy version
Melody and left-hand roots
The melody as Buxtehude wrote it, with the left hand playing only the root of the harmony at the start of each bar. It keeps 96 of the piece's 252 notes and adds none: a sketch of the piece in its own notes, to read before the real thing. Level 2 of 7, where the piece as written is level 3.
- The whole easy version96 notes
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 piece as written, level 3, and all 4 of its versions are on Aria, from La Capricciosa, BuxWV 250's page.
Score from a copy shared on MuseScore (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Dietrich Buxtehude died in 1707. Credits
Community source. A copy shared on MuseScore that passed our checks: every bar complete, every chord within reach of a hand, repeats that can be followed, and the key its title names. It hasn't been compared bar by bar with a printed edition yet. How we check Heard a wrong note? Tell us