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Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

First Loss, Op. 68 No. 16

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

In Album for the Young

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
1 sharp
Time
2/4
Length
49 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of First Loss, Op. 68 No. 16
The opening bars

Versions

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  • As written314 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand275 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots188 notes
  • Right-hand melody142 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to G5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from E2 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, notes held across the beat
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, octaves
  • Chords: inverted triads, seventh chords, triads
  • Hands playing together, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms, one hand moving while the other holds

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