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THE VIRTUOSO-PIANIST

CONTENTS

PREFACE

PRELIMINARY EXERCISES

PART I PREPARATORY EXERCISES FOR THE ACQUIREMENT OF AGILITY, INDEPENDENCE, STRENGTH


AND PERFECT EVENNESS IN THE FINGERS
N. 1 .................................................................................................................. 2
N. 2 (3-4) ......................................................................................................... 3
N. 3 (2-3-4) ...................................................................................................... 4
N. 4 (3-4-5) Special exercise ................................................................................ 5
N. 5 .................................................................................................................. 6
N. 6 (5) ............................................................................................................. 7
N. 7 (3-4-5) Important exercise ............................................................................ 8
N. 8 Very important exercise.................................................................................. 9
N. 9 Extension of (4-5) ...................................................................................... 10
N. 10 (3-4) Preparation for the trill ....................................................................... 11
N. 11 (3-4-5) Another preparation for the trill, for (4-5) ........................................ 12
N. 12 (3-4-5) Extension of (1-5) .......................................................................... 13
N. 13 (3-4-5) ..................................................................................................... 14
N. 14 (3-4) Another preparation for the trill ........................................................... 15
N. 15 Extension of (1-2) ....................................................................................... 16
N. 16 (3-4-5) Extension of (3-5) .......................................................................... 17
N. 17 (3-4-5) Extension of (1-2), (2-4), (4-5) ................................................... 18
N. 18 ................................................................................................................. 19
N. 19 ................................................................................................................ 20
N. 20 (2-3-4) Extension of (2-4), (4-5).............................................................. 21

END OF PART I

PART II TRANSCENDENT EXERCISES FOR PREPARING THE FINGERS FOR THE VIRTUOSO EXERCISES
N. 21 ................................................................................................................ 22
N. 22 ................................................................................................................ 24
N. 23 (3-4-5) .................................................................................................... 26
N. 24 (3-4-5) .................................................................................................... 28
N. 25 ................................................................................................................ 30
N. 26
................................................................................................................ 32
N. 27 Preparation for the trill, for (4-5) ................................................................ 34
N. 28 (3-4-5) .................................................................................................... 36
N. 29 Preparation for the trill................................................................................. 38
N. 30 Trill alternating between (1-2) and (4-5) ..................................................... 40
N. 31 Extensions .................................................................................................. 42
N. 32-37 Turning the thumb under
N. 32 Turning the thumb under the 2nd finger ...................................................... 43
N. 33
Turning the thumb under the 3rd finger ...................................................... 44
N. 34
Turning the thumb under the 4th finger ...................................................... 45
N. 35
Turning the thumb under the 5th finger ...................................................... 46
N. 36 Another example of turning the thumb under............................................... 47
N. 37 Special exercise for turning the thumb under ............................................... 47
N. 38 Preparatory exercise for the study of scales ...................................................... 48
N. 39 The 12 Major Scales, and the 12 Minor Scales
C major and A minor................................................................................ 50
F major and D minor ................................................................................. 51
B flat major and G minor .......................................................................... 52
E flat major and C minor ...........................................................................53
A flat major and F minor ........................................................................... 54
D flat major and B flat minor ......................................................................55
G flat major and E flat minor ..................................................................... 56
B major and G sharp minor ....................................................................... 57
E major and C sharp minor........................................................................ 58
A major and F sharp minor ........................................................................ 59
D major and B minor ................................................................................ 60
G major and E minor ................................................................................. 61
N. 40 Chromatic Scales ......................................................................................... 62
N. 41 Arpeggios on the Triads, in the 24 Keys ....................................................... 65
N. 42 Extension (Stretching) of the fingers in chords of the diminished seventh, in ......
arpeggios .................................................................................................... 69
N. 43 Extension of the fingers in chords of the dominant seventh, in arpeggios ............. 70

END OF PART II

PART III VIRTUOSO EXERCISES, FOR OBTAINING A MASTERY OVER THE GREATEST MECHANICAL
DIFFICULTIES
N. 44 Notes repeated in groups of three .................................................................. 72
N. 45 Notes repeated in groups of two, by all five fingers .......................................... 74
N. 46 The Trill for all five fingers .......................................................................... 76
N. 47 Notes repeated in groups of four .................................................................... 78
N. 48 Wrist-exercise: Detached Thirds and Sixths .................................................... 79
N. 49 Stretches from the 1st to the 4th fingers, and from the 2nd to the 5th, in each........
hand ........................................................................................................... 81
N. 50 Legato Thirds ............................................................................................. 82
N. 51 Preparatory Exercise for Scales in Octaves ....................................................... 84
N. 52 Scales in Thirds, in the Keys Most Used ........................................................ 87
N. 53 Scales in Octaves in the 24 Keys ................................................................... 91
N. 54
The Fourfold Trill in Thirds, for all five fingers............................................... 95
N. 55 The Threefold Trill ..................................................................................... 96
N. 56 Scales in Broken Octaves, in the 24 Keys....................................................... 98
N. 57 Broken Arpeggios in Octaves, in the 24 Keys ................................................ 103
N. 58 Sustained Octaves ....................................................................................... 106
N. 59 Fourfold Trill in Sixths ................................................................................ 108
N. 60 The Tremolo ..............................................................................................110

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Numbers given in brackets indicate the relevant fingers. If numbers occur at the beginning of the title,
the exercise focuses on training these fingers. If no numbers occur at the beginning, either all fingers are
trained or no particular fingers are trained.
PRELIMINARY EXERCISES

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