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Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Rêverie

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
1 flat
Time
4/4
Length
101 bars
Plays in
about 4 min

Practise it

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The opening bars of Rêverie
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written1250 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1001 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots520 notes
  • Right-hand melody423 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to A6, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, notes held across the beat, triplets
  • Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 2nds (steps), 5ths, octaves, 6ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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