Erik Satie (1866–1925)
Little Prelude to the Day, from Enfantillages pittoresques
- Level
- 2 of 5
- Key signature
- A minor
- Time
- 2/4
- Length
- 52 bars
- Plays in
- about 1 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written184 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots141 notes
- Right-hand melody89 notes
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from C4 to G4, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from E3 to B3
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths
- Hands taking turns, one hand moving while the other holds
What stands between you and this piece
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Score typeset by Frédéric Duperray for the Mutopia Project (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for Clefsight; our version and its easier versions are shared under the same licence; the composition is public domain: Erik Satie died in 1925. Credits