Cornelius Gurlitt (1820–1901)
Merry Company, Op. 117 No. 29
From Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 (1881), little pieces for the first year
No. 29 of 34 in Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at dotted quarter = 77: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegretto, 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 written158 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand128 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots111 notes
- Right-hand melody99 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 A5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from A2 to A3
- Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, triplets
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, octaves, 6ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position
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