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Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Prelude in A, Op. 28 No. 7

Op. 28 No. 7

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
3 sharps
Time
3/4
Length
17 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Prelude in A, Op. 28 No. 7
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written170 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand105 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots64 notes
  • Right-hand melody48 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to C6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from A1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 sharps (A major or F♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: octaves, 6ths, 5ths, 4ths, 7ths, 2nds (steps)
  • Chords: inverted triads, 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