Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19 No. 6
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) · Romantic · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | G minor | 2:18 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 2:18 of Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19 No. 6 in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19 No. 6 is a melancholic Romantic piece by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847). There is one arrangement: Intermediate (level 3 of 5), 2:18 long, in G minor. In the app it belongs to the Dreamy collection.
About Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): German Romantic composer and pianist, best known at the piano for his Songs Without Words.
How to play Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19 No. 6 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.
- Aim for a soft, singing tone and smooth connections between notes. Change the sustain pedal with each new harmony so the sound doesn't blur.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Ryan Prince for the Mutopia Project. License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Source: Mutopia Project.
The source file may be shared and adapted with credit to the typesetter; the preview on this page is an excerpt of it, under the same license.
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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