Green notes: right hand, blue notes: left hand. Preview played right in your browser with the app's real piano (lightweight version). Inside Pianovera: full multi-layer sound, fingering display and Wait mode.
It was first published as "Air russe", a Russian air, and it's been trotting through salons, music boxes and commercials for two centuries since. The whole spirit of this MIDI file lives in its staccato: a left hand hopping on dry chords, a melody dancing while visibly holding back a grin.
This is Schubert at his most approachable and most clever. Few awkward chords, a reasonable range, but a real demand for character: every plucked note must bounce at the same height, every appoggiatura bite exactly enough. A great recital piece for an intermediate player who wants to shine without gambling.
Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor: the first notes
Right hand, in letter names (C4 = middle C): A#4 G#4 G#4 A#4 G#4 G4 G#4 A#4 C5 G#4 A#4 C5 A#4 G#4 G#4 A#4 G#4 C5 C5 F5 C5 F5 F#5 F5… The rest scrolls in the preview above, with the fingering, and the sheet music PDF has the whole piece.
Play Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor on the virtual piano
Here are the Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor virtual piano notes, in computer keyboard letters: the first 8 bars of the theme, after the 2-bar introduction. One key per note, read left to right; dark keys are the sharps, and a thin line marks each bar. The melody sounds an octave lower than written, so it fits on the keyboard.
Letters for a QWERTY keyboardYour keyboard: 42 notes
JHHJHBHJ
QHJQJHHJHQQ
RQR5RR5RR
R7RQJHJQLQE
RRJ
▶ Play on the virtual pianoThe piano opens with this piece loaded: the key to play lights up and waits for you.
What you'll be working on
An even, light staccato from a loose wrist
Appoggiaturas that pinch the melody without delaying it
The contrast between impish F minor and radiant F major at the end
Keeping it a dance: never heavy, never rushed
Playing Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor on piano with Pianovera
Staccato notes fall in Pianovera as short little blocks, very recognizable: if your blocks look like they're touching on screen, your staccato is too long. The visual feedback fixes that faster than any explanation.
Open Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor in Pianovera: the notes fall toward an 88-key virtual piano keyboard, each hand gets its color, and Wait mode is there if you're starting out. On a PC, it's falling notes piano software for Windows, with video export up to 4K.
Free, with no time limit and no ads: 30 pieces (10 in full, 20 in a simplified version), the first 10 lessons and 10 minutes of 3D hands (then 15 seconds per piece). Premium opens all 651 pieces.
Download the Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor MIDI and sheet music
The work itself is in the public domain, and this MIDI engraving was placed in the public domain by its typesetter on the Mutopia Project. Use it freely, videos included.
About this piece
Is Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor hard to play on piano?
We rate it intermediate: 1059 notes over 1:57, spanning C2 to A#5. The first thing to work on: an even, light staccato from a loose wrist.
Where can I get the sheet music for Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor?
Right on this page: the "View the sheet music" button opens the PDF (104 KB), engraved by the Mutopia Project from the same source as the MIDI file, Public domain license. View it, print it, keep it.
Is the Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor MIDI file really free?
Yes. Franz Schubert died more than 70 years ago, so the work (1828) is public domain. This MIDI engraving is public domain too: download it and use it freely, videos included.
