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Eight-Measure Exercise, Op. 821 No. 10 is a piece by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- tude
- Romantic
- dancing
- playful
- broken chords
Also known as 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, No. 10.
History
Czerny's Op. 821 was first published in 1852 as a set of 160 short keyboard exercises. Its original subtitle presents the eight-measure studies as a way to learn common figures and passages quickly and improve reading at sight. The selected Mutopia files derive from a later 1888 Peters print, not from the first edition.
Sources
What to listen for
Space above a fast cycle
The upper A, C, F and A arrive with space between them, while the lower F/C/A/C cycle moves much faster. Hear the open upper gestures floating over one continuous lower pattern.
How to practise it
- Practise the lower F/C/A/C cycle evenly, then place the more widely spaced upper notes without compressing the gaps between them.
How hard is it
Widely spaced upper arrivals and very fine lower broken-note cycles require two different kinds of timing control. The native upper short-note pairs add subdivision changes, supporting an intermediate estimate.
About this piece
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
More by Carl Czerny
- Melodic Study, Op. 840 No. 1Level 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 1Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Étude in G minor, Op. 740 No. 50Level 9, estimatedWith Maestro
