This epic-flavored God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen advanced Christmas sheet music duet for 1 piano, 4 hands starts deceptively slow then builds momentum to a grandiose, show-stopper ending.
This epic-flavored God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen advanced Christmas sheet music duet for 1 piano, 4 hands starts deceptively slow then builds momentum to a grandiose ending.
Musical Elements in "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" early advanced piano duet sheet music
Keys of C minor & D minor (two measures in C# minor)
Primo and Secondo on separate pages
Secondo is slightly easier than Primo
Ledger lines
Melody featured in both parts
Sixteenth note runs (one 32nd note run in Primo)
Octaves & chords
8va (primo)
Teaching tip for "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
This piece gives the student ample opportunity to practice octaves, chords, and inversion. For the octave passages, be sure the student is staying relaxed and not tensing their hands.
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