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Eight-Measure Exercise, Op. 821 No. 18 is a piece by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- tude
- Romantic
- dancing
- grand
- hand independence
Also known as 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, No. 18.
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
Harmony rests on a quick line
The upper B/D pair repeats and changes to C/F sharp and B/G, while the lower part keeps moving through short G, A, B and C events. Listen for the upper changes over one flowing lower gesture.
How to practise it
- Practise the lower G/A/B/C figure evenly, then add upper paired arrivals while keeping their longer shape audible.
How hard is it
A continuous, very fine lower line moves beneath upper pairs and chords. Balancing dense lower motion against more spaced upper harmony 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
