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51 Exercises: No. 2b is a piece by Johannes Brahms from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- exercise
- Romantic
- playful
- block chords
History
Moving paired notes give the exercise its opening pattern. Treat it as a precise coordination study rather than forcing a concert narrative onto the source.
Sources
How to practise it
- Make each paired-note attack even while keeping the pattern's pulse steady.
How hard is it
Level 7, estimated
Continuous two-note groups and tuplets create demanding evenness and independent coordination.
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
