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Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837)

Scherzo in A

for piano

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
3 sharps
Time
3/8
Length
74 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of Scherzo in A
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written510 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand484 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots353 notes
  • Right-hand melody291 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to B6, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 sharps (A major or F♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 6ths, 4ths, octaves, 5ths
  • Chords: inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, hands taking turns, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Johann Nepomuk Hummel died in 1837. Credits