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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Swan Lake (theme)

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
2 sharps
Time
4/4
Length
27 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Swan Lake (theme)
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written326 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots143 notes
  • Right-hand melody116 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from F4 to C6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 3rds (skips), 2nds (steps), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in 1893. Credits