Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 19

Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Piano

Neighbour-note figures in eighths in the right hand over a bass in quarter notes; in the middle, held right-hand chords above left-hand scales in eighths. From Duvernoy’s École primaire (Elementary Studies) Op. 176, twenty-five easy studies often played after the Beyer method. B♭ major, 4/4, 40 bars (about 2 minutes), 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.
• Let the right-hand line sing without stiffening the neighbour notes; in the middle section the left hand leads. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Start hands separately in Wait mode, then put hands together at a slow tempo before speeding up gradually.

More pieces by Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy

• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 1
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 2
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 3
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 5
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 6
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 9
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 10
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 13

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