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Louis Köhler (1820–1886)

Exercise Piece in C, Op. 190 No. 20

From The Very Easiest Exercise Pieces, the left hand in the bass clef

Level
2 of 7
Time
4/4
Length
16 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

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.

Practise it

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The opening bars of Exercise Piece in C, Op. 190 No. 20
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written32 notes
  • Right-hand melody16 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 G4, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to G3
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Rhythm: whole notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips)
  • 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 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