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Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Funeral March in C minor, Op. 72

Op. 72 No. 2

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

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The opening bars of Funeral March in C minor, Op. 72
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written1256 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand847 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots448 notes
  • Right-hand melody374 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to C6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from G1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 flats (E♭ major or C minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: octaves, 2nds (steps), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, 3rds (skips)
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, 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