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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Song of the Lark, from The Seasons

Song of the Lark. Op. 37a No. 3

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
2 flats
Time
2/4
Length
46 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

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The opening bars of Song of the Lark, from The Seasons
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written571 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand504 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots282 notes
  • Right-hand melody237 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to D6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from D2 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 2 flats (B♭ major or G minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, whole notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), octaves, 5ths, 7ths
  • Chords: triads, inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms, 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