Description
No. 9 moves at a moderate pace, with 128 notes over 23 seconds. Neither rushed nor sluggish, it's a good vehicle for working on even touch and steady rhythm. True to Czerny's style, it makes its technical point without wasted material, helping beginners solidify their fundamentals.
A set of 160 short studies by Czerny, each condensed into just eight measures so a single technical point can be worked on quickly. Their brevity makes them well suited to beginners building basic piano technique efficiently.
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About the Composer
Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Carl Czerny was a Viennese pianist and composer who studied under Beethoven and later taught Franz Liszt. He is best known for his enormous output of piano etudes, which remain widely used in piano pedagogy around the world today. This site includes 109 of his works, such as pieces from the 160 Eight-Measure Exercises.
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