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3. A Morning Sunbeam in G major

Florence Price

What's this piece like?
This short piece is a wonderful exercise in tone production and legato. The middle section also offers an opportunity to practice shifting positions on the keyboard, where your hands will move from the G position down to the C position.
Who's this piece for?
Great piece for beginners who like relaxing, dreamy pieces.
1-2 pages
Romantic
G major

MOOD: Happy, dreamy and tender.

TECHNIQUE: Legato.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 1
Equivalent to ABRSM level 1
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1929

The Great Depression starts in the U.S.

1931

“The Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes the U.S. national anthem.

1933

Hitler is appointed German chancellor.

1936

Spanish civil war begins.

1937

A Morning Sunbeam was first published when F. Price was 50 years old.

1939

Gone with the Wind premieres.

1939

The World War II begins with German invasion of Poland.

1943

Sergey Rachmaninoff died.

1945

Béla Bartók died.

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