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The short answer
Eight-Measure Exercise, Op. 821 No. 12 is a piece by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- tude
- Romantic
- joyful
- playful
- scales runs
Also known as 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, No. 12.
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
A zigzag gets an answer
The upper line begins B flat, D, C and E flat, rather than a straight scale. The lower pairs enter later in the opening window. Listen for a winding lead followed by a more measured reply.
How to practise it
- Learn the upper zigzag as small directional groups, then add the lower paired entries without resetting the upper flow.
How hard is it
The upper short-note stream alternates small leaps rather than simply stepping, across a wide total register, while lower paired support enters later. Reading the changing contours and coordinating the delayed layer supports 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
