Czerny C. Velocity Skill for piano. Op. 740

Carl Czerny (1791–1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of études for the piano. Czerny's music was profoundly influenced by his teachers, Muzio Clementi, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Salieri and Ludwig van Beethoven.

At age fifteen, Czerny began a very successful teaching career. Basing his method on the teaching of Beethoven and Clementi, Czerny taught up to twelve lessons a day in the homes of Viennese nobility. His notable students included Sigismond Thalberg, Theodor Leschetizky. Ferenz Liszt. who studied with Czerny sonce 9 year old,  was his most prominent pupil.

CONTENTS

The first partbook
DIGIT AL ACTIVITY WITH QUIET HAND (Music text example)
FIRST FINGER LAID UNDER ТНЕ OTHERS
CLEARLУ AND DEXTEROUSLY
LIGHT DEXTERITY OF ТНЕ QUIЕТ HAND
REGULARITY IN DOUBLE PASSAGES
CLARITY IN PASSAGES ARPEGGIATED
FINGERS' ALTERNATION ONTHE SAME BUTTON
LIGHT DEXTERITY OF ТНЕ LEFT HAND

The secоnd partbook
LIGHT STАССАТО
EXERCISES ON THIRDS
DEXTERITY OF DIGITAL CHANGING
LEFT HAND'S FLEXIBILITY
AS DEXTEROUSLY AS POSSBBLE
ARPEGGIATED PASSAGES
STRETCHING FORCEFULLY
DIGITAL ALTERNATION DURING RAPID MOVEMENT

The third partbook
QUIСК MINOR SCALES
SLIGHT STROKE AND QUIET HAND WHILE HAND'S CROSSING
STRETCHING DURING HAND'S QUIET POSITION
DOUBLE ОСТАVES
HANDS MOVING IN ТНЕ SAME DIRECTION (Music text example)
EXERCISE ON TRILL
SLIGHT STROKE OF ТНЕ LEFT HAND
FIRST FINGER ON BLACK КЕY WITH ABSOLUTEL У QUIЕТ HAND

The fourth partbook
DEXTEROUSL У AND CLEARLY
EXTREME DEXTERITY IN CHORDAL PASSAGES
INDEPENDENCE OF FINGERS
QUIЕТ HAND DURING UTTER DIGITAL VELOCITY
EXERCISE ON ТНЕ MORDENT АТ ТНЕ RIGHT HAND
STRONG STROKE DEVEWPMENT (Music text example)
EXERCISE ON ТНЕ FIRST FINGER LAID UNDER ТНЕ OTHERS
EQUAL DIGITAL LIFTING

The five partbook
LIGHT HAND IN ОСТА VE LEAPS
TRILL OF THIRDS
ALTERNATION OF FINGERS ON THE SAME BUTTON
LIGHT HAND AND ТНЕ DEXTEROUS FINGERS
FORCEFULLY AND CLEARLY
EQUAL LIFTING OF ВОТН HANDS
EXERCISE ON THIRDS
LIGHT STACCAТО IN CHORDS
AGILITY OF ТНЕ LEFT HAND'S FINGERS

The sixth partbook
EXERCISE ON ТНЕ DOUBLE MORDENT (Music text example)
AGILE FIRST FINGER PUT UNDER ТНЕ OTHERS
LIGHTEST STROKE AND EXTREME DIGITAL AGILITY
COHERENT MELODY IN BROKEN CHORDS
BRILLIANTCE IN STROKE AND MOVEMENT
SOFT AND CLEAR STROKE IN BROKEN CHORDS
EXERCISE ON TRILL
BRILLIANT ОСТАVES
ENERGY IN STROKES AND ТЕМРО