Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 39

Henry Lemoine · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Piano

A graceful Andantino in E major: legato sixteenths “with grace” over a held bass, then a middle section in B major. From Henry Lemoine’s Études enfantines Op. 37 (c. 1840), fifty short studies for the first years of piano. E major, 2/4, 40 bars (about one minute), complete score.

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• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Play the sixteenths very smoothly and lightly, without accenting the thumb. Key signature with 4 sharps: name them aloud before playing and spot the places where accidentals cancel them. 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.

More pieces by Henry Lemoine

• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 1
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 2
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 4
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 5
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 6
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 7
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 12
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 14

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