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Friedrich Kuhlau (1786–1832)

Sonatina in C, Op. 20 No. 1: Allegro

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
111 bars
Plays in
about 3 min

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The opening bars of Sonatina in C, Op. 20 No. 1: Allegro
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written1471 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1364 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots960 notes
  • Right-hand melody852 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to C7, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, triplets
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 4ths, 6ths, 7ths
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Friedrich Kuhlau died in 1832. Credits