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Eight-Measure Exercise, Op. 821 No. 15 is a piece by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- tude
- Romantic
- playful
- stormy
- scales runs
Also known as 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, No. 15.
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 tight line curls back
The upper line moves B, C, C sharp and D, reaches E and then curls back through D and C sharp. The lower chord is much more spacious. Listen for the change of direction inside the dense stream.
How to practise it
- Group the opening chromatic climb and return into one phrase, keeping the spaced lower chord attacks from making the short notes heavy.
How hard is it
The upper part sustains a dense short-note stream with chromatic turns above spaced lower chords. Maintaining evenness through the changing neighbour pitches 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
