Louis Köhler (1820–1886)
Exercise Piece in C, Op. 190 No. 17
From The Very Easiest Exercise Pieces, both hands in the treble clef
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 120: the middle speed of the 68 studies and exercises in the library whose files set one. 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 written180 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots107 notes
- Right-hand melody81 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 B3 to A5, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 5ths, 2nds (steps), 4ths, 6ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from A. Gutheil, Moscow, 1880, plate A. 1714 G. (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Louis Köhler died in 1886. Credits