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Henry Wellington Greatorex (1816–1858)

Glory Be to the Father

Gloria Patri (1851)

In Hymns

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

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Glory Be to the Father
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written163 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand122 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots56 notes
  • Right-hand melody42 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from B3 to E5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from G2 to B3
  • Key signature: 3 flats (E♭ major or C minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 5ths, 4ths, 6ths, octaves, 7ths, 2nds (steps)
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds

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Score typeset by Steve Dunlop for the Mutopia Project (Public Domain), adapted for Clefsight; the composition is public domain: Henry Wellington Greatorex died in 1858. Credits