Trois Marches militaires (D.733-3 (Op. 51))

Franz Schubert · Level 6 (Expert) · Romantic · Piano

A work by Franz Schubert (1797–1828), a piece from the Romantic era. A public-domain or freely licensed piece from the Mutopia Project catalogue. E♭ major, 4/4, 173 bars (about 6 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.
• One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. The left hand makes wide leaps: look at the landing note in advance and move early, without rushing the rhythm. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.

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))

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain