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Cornelius Gurlitt (1820–1901)

Piece in C, Op. 117 No. 10

From Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 (1881), both hands in the treble clef

No. 10 of 34 in Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117

Level
2 of 7
Time
4/4
Length
24 bars
Plays in
1 to 2 min

No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 107: the middle speed of the 82 pieces in 4/4 in the library whose files set one. Its length counts from that.

Practise it

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The opening bars of Piece in C, Op. 117 No. 10
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written148 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand134 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots90 notes
  • Right-hand melody66 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, half notes, whole notes
  • Intervals: 3rds (skips), 5ths, 2nds (steps), 3rds played together in one hand
  • Hands playing together, hands taking turns, one hand moving while the other holds

What stands between you and this piece

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Score typed for Clefsight from G. Schirmer, New York, 1895 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Cornelius Gurlitt died in 1901. Credits