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Carl Czerny (1791–1857)

Study, Op. 139 No. 1

Level
2 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
32 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Study, Op. 139 No. 1
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written260 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand212 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots116 notes
  • Right-hand melody84 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to A5, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes
  • Intervals: 5ths, 3rds (skips), 2nds (steps), 4ths, octaves, 6ths
  • 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 from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Carl Czerny died in 1857. Credits