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Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

La plus que lente

Valse

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

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The opening bars of La plus que lente
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written1448 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1045 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots669 notes
  • Right-hand melody533 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to B6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from E1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 6 flats (G♭ major or E♭ minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, notes held across the beat, triplets
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), octaves, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, seventh chords, triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Claude Debussy died in 1918. Credits