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Eight-Measure Exercise, Op. 821 No. 2 is a piece by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.
- tude
- Romantic
- dancing
- grand
- hand independence
Also known as 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, No. 2.
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
Motion underneath a held sound
The upper part starts with held E and G while the lower part climbs C, D, E, F, G, A and B. Hear the climb as one gesture beneath the sustained sound rather than seven separate accents.
How to practise it
- Practise the lower stepwise line alone, then add the upper holds without interrupting its short-note spacing.
How hard is it
Held upper pairs and chords must remain balanced while a separate lower line moves in quick scalar steps. The simultaneous sustained and moving textures make this more than a simple melody exercise.
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
