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Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750–1813)

Little Rondo

Das Rondo im Kleinen, No. 22 of Türk's Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler (pieces for beginners, 1792–95)

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
2/4
Length
40 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Little Rondo
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 written215 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots135 notes
  • Right-hand melody95 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 G3 to A5, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 4ths, 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 6ths, 10ths
  • 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: Daniel Gottlob Türk died in 1813. Credits