Ferdinand Beyer (1806–1863)
Study in C, Op. 101 No. 59
From Beyer's Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Op. 101 (1850), a first book for young beginners
No. 59 in Beyer's Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Op. 101
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at dotted quarter = 77: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegretto, two thirds of it counted in dotted quarters. Its length counts from that.
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Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written155 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots103 notes
- Right-hand melody71 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from G3 to G5, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 2nds (steps), 5ths, 4ths, 6ths, octaves
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from C. F. Peters, Leipzig, 1895, ed. Adolf Ruthardt, plate 8033 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Ferdinand Beyer died in 1863. Credits