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51 Exercises: No. 1a is a piece by Johannes Brahms from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- exercise
- Romantic
- playful
- hand independence
History
The opening sends different short-note patterns through the two encoded voices. The study is useful for even coordination, without needing an invented concert story or prescribed tempo.
Sources
How to practise it
- Rehearse each opening voice's grouping separately, then coordinate their shared pulse.
How hard is it
Level 6, estimated
Eighth and sixteenth notes with extensive tuplets create a focused independent-pattern task.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Johannes Brahms
- Waltz, Op. 39 No. 10, solo piano editionLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2Level 8, estimatedWith Maestro
- Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1Level 9, estimatedWith Maestro
