Offenbach's Can-Can for Glockenspiel / Xylophone

“Can-Can ” is a famous dance composed by Jacques Offenbach as a part of the comic opera Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers). The opera premiered in Paris in 1874 and since then the success has been so great that Offenbach’s musical theme “Infernal Galop (Can-Can)” has since been identified with the quite intense and demanding cabaret dance of the same name.

On this page you can find a glockenspiel tutorial video, sheet music with a glockenspiel chart that will help you find the notes on the musical instrument and a printable PDF for free download.

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Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video

Jacques Offenbach | Can-Can (Infernal Galop) – Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart

The melody of Jacques Offenbach’s Can-Can (Infernal Galop) theme is rather easy and it consists of 8 natural notes (C – C of the C major scale) as you can see on the chart following the notes of the song.

Watch the video a couple of times and study each part at your own pace until you get the hang of it.
Remember to use both mallets as much as you can – not only the one that is more convenient for you (e.g. the right one if you’re right-handed) as this an important basic technique.

To save this free glockenspiel sheet music of “Jacques Offenbach’s Can-Can (Infernal Galop)” to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”. Alternatively, you can download the PDF file below.