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Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Prelude in C, Op. 28 No. 1

Op. 28 No. 1

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
2/8
Length
34 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Prelude in C, Op. 28 No. 1
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written327 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand221 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots155 notes
  • Right-hand melody122 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to D6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from G1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets
  • Intervals: octaves, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 10ths, 7ths
  • Hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Frédéric Chopin died in 1849. Credits