Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel - Schindler, Anton

"Canon originally attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven, WoO 162, assumed to have been written for his friend Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, to honour him for the invention of the metronome. According to the [https://www.beethoven.de/en/work/view/6209871544320000/%26quot%3BTa+ta+ta%2C+lieber+M%C3%A4lzel%26quot%3B%2C+four-voice+canon+WoO+162 Beethoven Haus experts], it was very probably composed by Schindler, who took a theme from Beethoven's 8th Symphony and attributed the canon to Beethoven."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre / Form → Canons

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 2/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range B-3 – G5

¶ Language → German

Measures 12

Texture Monophonic

Parts 4

Instruments SATB

Pages 1

CPDL # 79078

Editor Andrew Sims

Posted 2024-02-10

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Midi_1

B-3 – G5

¶Lyrics / Text

Ta, ta, ta, lieber Mälzel, leben Sie wohl, Banner der Zeit, großer Metronom.