Impromptu in A-flat major Op. 142 No. 2 (D. 935)

Franz Schubert · Level 4 (Intermediate) · Romantic · Piano

A minuet-sarabande in three beats (1827), with a D-flat major trio of rippling triplets, then the written-out return of the first part. A piece by Schubert, master of the Lied, whose piano writing sings like a voice. A♭ major, 3/4, 151 bars (about 7 minutes), complete score.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• The turns and grace notes of the source are not written here. Lean slightly on the second beat, as in a sarabande. Let the melody sing and keep the accompaniment very steady and light. Key signature with 4 flats: name them aloud before playing and spot the places where accidentals cancel them. The piece starts with a pickup: count the incomplete bar before coming in.

More pieces by Franz Schubert

• Hungarian Melody in B minor (D. 817)
• Impromptu in F minor Op. 142 No. 1 (D. 935)
• Impromptu in A-flat major Op. 90 No. 4 (D. 899)
• Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor (D. 780)
• Impromptu in C minor Op. 90 No. 1 (D. 899)
• Impromptu in G-flat major Op. 90 No. 3 (D. 899)
• Trois Marches militaires (D.733-1 (Op. 51))
• Trois Marches militaires (D.733-2 (Op. 51))

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