Swan Lake
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) · Romantic · Beginner
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner · Level 1 | 1 of 5 | B minor | 0:50 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Collections
- Ballet & opera
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Swan Lake is slow and sad-sounding, in a minor key, in the Romantic style. It is rated level 1 of 5, beginner, and takes about 0:50 to play in B minor. You'll also find it in the Ballet & opera collection. It is one of the 10 most popular pieces in our library.
About Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. For piano he wrote The Seasons and an Album for the Young, Op. 39, full of short pieces for students.
How to play Swan Lake on piano
- Find your starting position before you play: look at the first notes on the falling-notes player and place your hand over them, one finger per key.
- Start in Wait mode: the music waits until you press the right key, so you can learn the notes without worrying about speed.
- Practise the right hand alone first. If there's a left-hand part, let the app play it while you learn the melody, then swap.
- 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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