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Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)

Old German Dance

Level
2 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
16 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Old German Dance
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written108 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots74 notes
  • Right-hand melody58 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to G3
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 4ths
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds

What stands between you and this piece

Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.

Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: Michael Praetorius died in 1621. Credits