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Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

May, Lovely May, Op. 68 No. 13

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

In Album for the Young

Level
5 of 5
Key signature
4 sharps
Time
2/4
Length
53 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

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The opening bars of May, Lovely May, Op. 68 No. 13
The opening bars

Versions

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  • As written761 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand657 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots398 notes
  • Right-hand melody346 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from D4 to C6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 4 sharps (E major or C♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 5ths, 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths, octaves
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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