Louis Gobbaerts (1835–1886)
Study in C, Op. 63 No. 1
From Streabbog's Twelve Melodious Studies, Op. 63 (about 1870); Streabbog was the pen name of Louis Gobbaerts
No. 1 of 12 in Streabbog's Twelve Melodious Studies, Op. 63
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 138: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegro. 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 written307 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand259 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots174 notes
- Right-hand melody146 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 C4 to C6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from G2 to F4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 7ths, 5ths, octaves
- Chords: inverted triads, triads
- One hand moving while the other holds, hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from The John Church Company, Cincinnati, 1900, plate 12397 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Louis Gobbaerts died in 1886. Credits