Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
The Blue Danube (theme)
On The Beautiful Blue Danube
- Level
- 2 of 5
- Key signature
- no sharps or flats
- Time
- 3/4
- Length
- 32 bars
- Plays in
- about 1 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.
- As written236 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand212 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots101 notes
- Right-hand melody70 notes
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from B3 to C6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from G2 to D4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 2nds (steps), 6ths, 3rds played together in one hand
- Hands playing together, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds
What stands between you and this piece
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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Johann Strauss II died in 1899. Credits