What tempo should I play Kayser Etude 1 at?

The printed tempo is a word, “Allegro moderato”, not a number. Start around ♩ = 60, practise at 80 and aim for about 104 quarter notes a minute. The player takes any tempo between those and more.

Can I play Kayser Etude 1 on B♭ clarinet 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 violin version.

Where can I get the sheet music for Kayser Etude 1 (Op. 20 No. 1)?

It is public domain. The notes here come from Carl Fischer, New York, 1910 (Carl Fischer's Music Library No. 118, plate 13456-50), which is scanned on IMSLP. Keep the printed page in front of you for bowings, slurs and dynamics, which the player leaves out.

Kayser Etude 1 (Op. 20 No. 1)hear it, slow it down, play along

Heinrich Ernst Kayser (1815–1888)
Violin
Allegro moderato
C major
4/4
38 bars

Setting out the notes…

Tempo

♩ = 60

Loop

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What it works on

Eighth notes in C major: scales and broken chords that cross the strings, with dynamics that change every few bars.

A way to practise it

Get the notes even at a slow tempo first; add the dynamics printed in the scan once the loop sounds steady.

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

Slow ♩ = 60
Practice ♩ = 80
Goal ♩ = 104

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”.

Kayser Op. 20

Kayser Etude 1 is No. 1 of Heinrich Ernst Kayser’s 36 Elementary and Progressive Studies, Op. 20. All 9 Kayser Op. 20 studies on this site, with key and tempo for each.

Playing it on another instrument

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

Questions

What tempo should I play Kayser Etude 1 at?: The printed tempo is a word, “Allegro moderato”, not a number. Start around ♩ = 60, practise at 80 and aim for about 104 quarter notes a minute. The player takes any tempo between those and more.
What does Kayser Etude 1 (Op. 20 No. 1) work on?: Eighth notes in C major: scales and broken chords that cross the strings, with dynamics that change every few bars.
Can I play Kayser Etude 1 on B♭ clarinet 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 violin version.
Where can I get the sheet music for Kayser Etude 1 (Op. 20 No. 1)?: It is public domain. The notes here come from Carl Fischer, New York, 1910 (Carl Fischer's Music Library No. 118, plate 13456-50), which is scanned on IMSLP. Keep the printed page in front of you for bowings, 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.