L'Art de toucher le clavecin — movement 9
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. E minor, 6/8, 31 bars (about 2 minutes), complete score.
▶ Play this piece with the interactive score
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.
- In 6/8, count the beats as groups of three eighths (dotted beats) to keep the lilt. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. The left hand makes wide leaps: look at the landing note in advance and move early, without rushing the rhythm. Start hands separately in Wait mode, then put hands together at a slow tempo before speeding up gradually.
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 1
Source : Mutopia Project · CC BY 2.5