Cornelius Gurlitt (1820–1901)
Song without Words, Op. 117 No. 34
From Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 (1881), little pieces for the first year
No. 34 of 34 in Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at eighth note = 116: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegretto. 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 written268 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand201 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots134 notes
- Right-hand melody67 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 F5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from G2 to D4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 2nds (steps), 7ths
- Hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position, hands playing together
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