What tempo should I play Kayser Etude 4 at?

The printed tempo is a word, “Allegro”, not a number. Start around ♩ = 60, practise at 76 and aim for about 96 quarter notes a minute. The player takes any tempo between those and more.

Can I play Kayser Etude 4 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 4 (Op. 20 No. 4)?

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 4 (Op. 20 No. 4)hear it, slow it down, play along

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

Setting out the notes…

Tempo

♩ = 60

Loop

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What it works on

Sixteenth notes almost all the way through, in C major, mostly in broken intervals that rock across two strings.

A way to practise it

With this many notes the bow arm tires first. Keep the loop short and the tempo low until the string crossings are small and even.

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

Slow ♩ = 60
Practice ♩ = 76
Goal ♩ = 96

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 4 is No. 4 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 4 at?: The printed tempo is a word, “Allegro”, not a number. Start around ♩ = 60, practise at 76 and aim for about 96 quarter notes a minute. The player takes any tempo between those and more.
What does Kayser Etude 4 (Op. 20 No. 4) work on?: Sixteenth notes almost all the way through, in C major, mostly in broken intervals that rock across two strings.
Can I play Kayser Etude 4 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 4 (Op. 20 No. 4)?: 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.