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Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

Minuet in G major

Synthesized by Robert J. Dunn

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
1 sharp
Time
3/4
Length
64 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

Practise it

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The opening bars of Minuet in G major
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written408 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand402 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots318 notes
  • Right-hand melody254 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from B3 to B5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from G2 to E4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 4ths, octaves, 6ths
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Christian Petzold died in 1733. Credits