Cornelius Gurlitt (1820–1901)
The poor Child, Op. 117 No. 28
From Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 (1881), little pieces for the first year
No. 28 of 34 in Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at dotted quarter = 76: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Moderato, 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 written127 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand113 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots73 notes
- Right-hand melody57 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 A3 to A5, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key, flats outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 5ths, octaves, 6ths, 3rds (skips)
- 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