Etude in A Major Op. 37, No. 40

Henry Lemoine

Excerpt of Etude in A Major Op. 37, No. 40

Included in

Children's Studies Op. 37

Era

Romantic

Difficulty Level

Early Intermediate

Mood

Happy

Video

Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

Accents

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Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Broken 5ths Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Details

Title

Etude in A Major Op. 37, No. 40

Composer

Henry Lemoine

Publisher

Éditions Henry Lemoine

Collection

Children's Studies Op. 37

Year

1841

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

A Major

Time Signature

2/4

# of Measures

27

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens

Student Type

Ambitious Students

Teaching Tips

Block the Broken Chords,

Focus on the Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns,

Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern,

Tap and Count,

Work on Expressive Phrasing