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John Field (1782–1837)

Nocturne No. 10

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
1 sharp
Time
12/8
Length
37 bars
Plays in
about 3 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Nocturne No. 10
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written743 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand726 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots336 notes
  • Right-hand melody300 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to C7, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from E2 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, octaves
  • Chords: 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 (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: John Field died in 1837. Credits