Ich wandte mich (Four Serious Songs No. 2)
by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) · Romantic · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | F major | 2:49 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Ich wandte mich (Four Serious Songs No. 2) is a calm Romantic piece by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). It is rated level 3 of 5, intermediate, and takes about 2:49 to play in F major.
About Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): German Romantic composer. His Lullaby (Wiegenlied), Hungarian Dances and Waltzes Op. 39 are among his best-loved pieces.
How to play Ich wandte mich (Four Serious Songs No. 2) on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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