What tempo should I play Concone Lesson 1 at?

The printed tempo is a word, “Moderato”, not a number. Start around ♩ = 60, practise at 76 and aim for about 88 quarter notes a minute. The player takes any tempo between those and more.

Can I play Concone Lesson 1 on B♭ clarinet or B♭ trumpet or E♭ alto sax or F horn?

Yes. Pick your instrument under “Written for” in the player: the part is moved into that instrument's key and still sounds at the original pitch, so you can play it alongside the voice version.

Where can I get the sheet music for Concone Lesson 1 (Op. 9 No. 1)?

It is public domain. The notes here come from G. Schirmer, New York, 1892 (ed. Alberto Randegger), voice line, which is scanned on IMSLP. Keep the printed page in front of you for slurs and dynamics, which the player leaves out.

Concone Lesson 1 (Op. 9 No. 1)hear it, slow it down, play along

Giuseppe Concone (1801–1861)
Voice
Moderato
C major
4/4
24 bars

Setting out the notes…

Tempo

♩ = 60

Loop

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What it works on

The first of Concone's fifty lessons: a short C major melody in 4/4 that stays between middle C and the E at the top of the staff. This page has the voice line only.

A way to practise it

Schirmer marks it quarter = 88. Start slower, sing on one vowel, and loop the phrase you are learning. The player uses a piano sound for voice.

The page prints the tempo as a word, “Moderato”. The numbers below are my suggestions for getting there, in quarter notes per minute; tap them in the player.

Slow ♩ = 60
Practice ♩ = 76
Goal ♩ = 88

What you hear

The notes and rhythms of the study, played at an even volume. Slurs, bowings, dynamics, fingerings, trills and turns are not in this version, so keep the printed page in front of you; the scan is linked under “Where the notes come from”.

Playing it on another instrument

The written-for versions in the player follow these rules:

Questions

What tempo should I play Concone Lesson 1 at?: The printed tempo is a word, “Moderato”, not a number. Start around ♩ = 60, practise at 76 and aim for about 88 quarter notes a minute. The player takes any tempo between those and more.
What does Concone Lesson 1 (Op. 9 No. 1) work on?: The first of Concone's fifty lessons: a short C major melody in 4/4 that stays between middle C and the E at the top of the staff. This page has the voice line only.
Can I play Concone Lesson 1 on B♭ clarinet or B♭ trumpet or E♭ alto sax or F horn?: Yes. Pick your instrument under “Written for” in the player: the part is moved into that instrument's key and still sounds at the original pitch, so you can play it alongside the voice version.
Where can I get the sheet music for Concone Lesson 1 (Op. 9 No. 1)?: It is public domain. The notes here come from G. Schirmer, New York, 1892 (ed. Alberto Randegger), voice line, which is scanned on IMSLP. Keep the printed page in front of you for slurs and dynamics, which the player leaves out.

Photograph your own part with ScoreLens.

This player is the one in the app. Point your phone at the page on your music stand, and ScoreLens reads it and plays it back, slower or in another key. It is best on single-line parts and reads piano too. Handwriting is out of reach for now.