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Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

The Wild Rider, Op. 68 No. 8

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

In Album for the Young

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
6/8
Length
33 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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The opening bars of The Wild Rider, Op. 68 No. 8
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written417 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand340 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots193 notes
  • Right-hand melody161 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to F5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to F4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 2nds (steps), 5ths, 6ths, 3rds played together in one hand
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, 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