On the Top of a Tree

Florence Price

Included in

Florence Price: Rediscovered Gems for Piano Solo

Era

Twentieth Century

Difficulty Level

Late Intermediate

Moods

Adventurous,

Capricious

Style

Waltz

Theme

Nature

Video

Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

8th Note Arpeggios

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Chords

Arpeggios played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Parallel 3rds

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Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

Details

Title

On the Top of a Tree

Composer

Florence Price

Publisher

Hal Leonard

Collection

Florence Price: Rediscovered Gems for Piano Solo

Year

1929

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signatures

B-flat Major,

F Major

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

97

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Teens