Cornelius Gurlitt (1820–1901)
The brave Soldier, Op. 117 No. 25
From Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 (1881), little pieces for the first year
No. 25 of 34 in Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at eighth note = 114: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Moderato. 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 written572 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand526 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots313 notes
- Right-hand melody257 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 F6, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, triplets, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 6ths, 3rds (skips), 5ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, 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 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