Play Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring today
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Bach · 1723 · Medium
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is a piece by Bach, first published in 1723. In Freano it is rated “Medium” and is one of the app's 48 free public-domain pieces.
The app plays it at 76 beats per minute. The melody has 27 notes and takes about 14 seconds at full speed, so you can play it through several times in one short practice session.
It uses 9 different keys, from B3 to C5 — a span of 13 semitones.
Everything is on the white keys, which makes it a good choice in your first weeks.
The fastest notes are triplets.
In Freano it is a right-hand melody; there is no left-hand part for it yet.
This melody was published in 1723, more than a hundred years ago, and is in the public domain. Freano only includes music that is at least a century old, enters the melody itself rather than copying anyone's arrangement, and writes its own left-hand parts.
Install Freano and the piece is ready. No account, no card number.