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Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

German Dance in A

D. 420 No. 2 in A Major

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
3 sharps
Time
3/4
Length
33 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of German Dance in A
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written314 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand272 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots156 notes
  • Right-hand melody124 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G4 to A5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to E4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 sharps (A major or F♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 6ths, 3rds (skips), 5ths, 4ths, 7ths
  • Chords: triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Franz Schubert died in 1828. Credits