Cornelius Gurlitt (1820–1901)
The Return, Op. 117 No. 24
From Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 (1881), little pieces for the first year
No. 24 of 34 in Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at dotted quarter = 111: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Vivace, 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 written177 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand143 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots116 notes
- Right-hand melody96 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 F5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from G2 to F4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 2nds (steps), 7ths, 5ths, 10ths
- Chords: inverted triads, triads
- Hands playing together, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
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