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Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Knecht Ruprecht, Op. 68 No. 12

From Album for the Young, Op. 68 (1848)

In Album for the Young

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

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The opening bars of Knecht Ruprecht, Op. 68 No. 12
The opening bars

Versions

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  • As written1378 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1181 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots720 notes
  • Right-hand melody608 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to A5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from A1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, octaves, 6ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads, seventh chords
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Robert Schumann died in 1856. Credits