Key G major Tempo Moderato Style Early Romantic
Will improve your √Articulation √Balance between the hands √Phrasing
This graceful study focuses on developing effective finger articulation coupled with a clear sense of phrasing and melodic shape. Marked Moderato, and set in neat four-bar phrases within an AB structure, the tempo should remain controlled so as to maintain the piece’s elegant character.
Let’s start with the LH. The first six bars contain just two chords: the tonic chord (G, B, D) in bars 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, and the subdominant chord in its second inversion (G, C, E) in bar 3. These chords reappear between bars 9-14. Aim to play the notes in each bar as two minim chords: for example, in bars 1 and 2, play the G,…
