Prelude in C

Prelude in C is a piece by Bach, first published in 1722. In Freano it is rated “Medium” and is one of the app's 48 free public-domain pieces.

The app plays it at 132 beats per minute. The melody has 64 notes and takes about 15 seconds at full speed, so you can play it through several times in one short practice session.

It uses 10 different keys, from B3 to F5 — a span of 18 semitones.

Everything is on the white keys, which makes it a good choice in your first weeks.

The fastest notes are eighth notes.

In Freano it is a right-hand melody; there is no left-hand part for it yet.

This melody was published in 1722, 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.