New Year's Eve Song Op. 68, No. 43

Robert Schumann

Excerpt of New Year's Eve Song Op. 68, No. 43

Era

Difficulty Level

Mood

Happy

Style

Chorale

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Elements

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

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8th Note Parallel 3rds

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Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

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Blocked Chords

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Chords

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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Chord Inversions

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Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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Details

Title

New Year's Eve Song Op. 68, No. 43

Alternate Title

Silvesterlied

Composer

Robert Schumann

Collection

Album for the Young Op. 68

Year

1848

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

A Major

Time Signature

4/4

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens

Student Type

Ambitious Students

Teaching Tips

Focus On Expressive Markings,

Work on Creating a Good Tone,

Work on Dropping Into the Keys With Full Arm Weight,

Work on Expressive Phrasing