L'Art de toucher le clavecin — movement 1
François Couperin · Level 6 (Expert) · Baroque · Piano
A work by François Couperin (1668–1733), a piece from the Baroque era. A public-domain or freely licensed piece from the Mutopia Project catalogue. C major, 4/4, 15 bars (about one minute), complete score.
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How to practise it
- Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
- Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
- Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
- The piece starts with a pickup: count the incomplete bar before coming in. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.
More pieces by François Couperin
- L'Art de toucher le clavecin — movement 2
- L'Art de toucher le clavecin — movement 4
- L'Art de toucher le clavecin — movement 7
- L'Art de toucher le clavecin — movement 9
Source : Mutopia Project · CC BY 2.5