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Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

Ständchen (Serenade)

arranged by August Horn

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

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The opening bars of Ständchen (Serenade)
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written1456 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1207 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots363 notes
  • Right-hand melody281 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from A3 to D6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from F1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 4ths, octaves, 2nds (steps), 5ths, 6ths, 3rds (skips)
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms, hands taking turns

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