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Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Prelude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20

Op. 28 No. 20

Level
5 of 5
Key signature
3 flats
Time
4/4
Length
13 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

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The opening bars of Prelude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written286 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand157 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots72 notes
  • Right-hand melody59 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to E5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C1 to C4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 flats (E♭ major or C minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, whole notes, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: octaves, 7ths, 9ths, 5ths, 6ths, 3rds played together in one hand
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads, seventh chords
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds

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