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Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

Song Without Words: Andante con moto

Sechs Lieder ohne Worte

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

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The opening bars of Song Without Words: Andante con moto
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written1355 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand899 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots338 notes
  • Right-hand melody277 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to C6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from F1 to F4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 4 sharps (E major or C♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 2nds (steps), octaves
  • Chords: seventh chords
  • One hand moving while the other holds, hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Felix Mendelssohn died in 1847. Credits