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The short answer
Eight-Measure Exercise, Op. 821 No. 6 is a piece by Carl Czerny from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- tude
- Romantic
- joyful
- playful
- hand independence
Also known as 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, No. 6.
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
The busy figure moves below
The lower F/G alternation is now the fast-moving layer. Above it, F/A pairs alternate with single C events. Listen for the contrast between a continuous flutter and the more spaced upper answers.
How to practise it
- Practise the opening lower alternation separately, then add the upper pair and single-note answers without matching their accent to every lower note.
How hard is it
The fine alternating-note motion begins in the lower register against upper pairs, and the upper stream later includes fine three-part subdivisions. Keeping the distinct layers clear supports an upper-intermediate coordination 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
