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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 8

From Album for the Young, Op. 39 (1878)

In Album for the Young

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
3 flats
Time
3/4
Length
85 bars
Plays in
about 3 min

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The opening bars of Waltz, Op. 39 No. 8
The opening bars

Versions

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  • As written749 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand665 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots350 notes
  • Right-hand melody265 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from E4 to A5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from A2 to F4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 flats (E♭ major or C minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 5ths, 4ths, 3rds (skips), 6ths, 7ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands in different rhythms, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in 1893. Credits