On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
Hymn tune Winchester New (1690), arranged by William Henry Monk
In Hymns
- Level
- 3 of 5
- Key signature
- 2 flats
- Time
- 4/4
- Length
- 9 bars
- Plays in
- about 1 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written135 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand104 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots41 notes
- Right-hand melody32 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from A3 to E5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from F2 to D4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 2 flats (B♭ major or G minor)
- Accidentals: naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 5ths, 6ths, octaves, 4ths, 10ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds
What stands between you and this piece
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Score typeset by Peter Chubb for the Mutopia Project (Public Domain), adapted for Clefsight; the composition is a traditional tune, and so is William Henry Monk’s arrangement. Credits