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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Sarabande, HWV 437

aus der Suite Nr. 4 in d-Moll 3. Satz

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
1 flat
Time
3/2
Length
32 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Sarabande, HWV 437
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written330 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand204 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots126 notes
  • Right-hand melody94 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from A3 to F5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from D2 to B3, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), octaves, 5ths, 3rds (skips), 7ths, 4ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms, one hand moving while the other holds

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: George Frideric Handel died in 1759. Credits