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Romantic · prelude

The Art of Preluding, Op. 300 No. 24

Carl Czerny · Level 5, estimated · With Maestro

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The short answer

The Art of Preluding, Op. 300 No. 24 is a prelude by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.

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  • prelude
  • Romantic
  • gentle
  • grand
  • voicing

Also known as Op. 300 N24.

History

Longer sustained tones coexist with a moving opening figure. In this brief prelude study, the main challenge is letting the line continue while the harmony moves beneath it.

Sources

How to practise it

  1. Hold the opening half and whole notes while keeping the eighth-note stream quiet.

How hard is it

Level 5, estimated

Four encoded voices, long sustained values and tuplets create an intermediate layered-sustain task.

About this piece

Interpretive sketch of Carl Czerny, an illustration and not a verified likeness
An illustration, not a portrait
Licence
cc-zero
Source
musescore.com

More by Carl Czerny

  1. Melodic Study, Op. 840 No. 1Level 3, estimatedWith Maestro
  2. School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 1Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
  3. Étude in G minor, Op. 740 No. 50Level 9, estimatedWith Maestro

With Maestro

Play it, slow it down, hear where you land

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