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Michael Haydn (1737–1806)

O Worship the King

Hymn tune Lyons (1815), arranged by William Gardiner, the melody attributed to Michael Haydn

In Hymns

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
1 sharp
Time
3/4
Length
17 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 O Worship the King
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 written166 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand127 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots63 notes
  • Right-hand melody46 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 A3 to D5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from G2 to B3
  • Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 6ths, 4ths, octaves, 5ths, 2nds (steps), 10ths
  • 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: Michael Haydn died in 1806, and so is William Gardiner’s arrangement. Credits