Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part II
Hanon Exercise No. 32 Thumb under the second finger
Exercise 32 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. The first thumb-passing study: only the thumb and second finger play, so the thumb tucks under on every other note. Press Play to hear it on a real piano, set the speed anywhere from Hanon’s 40 up to his 72, hear one hand at a time or switch on the metronome, and click any note to start from there.
As printed in Hanon’s book
Turning the thumb under.
M.M. ♩ = 40 to 72
Turning the thumb under the 2nd finger.
Click any note to hear from there. Space plays and pauses.
Quick facts
- Book
- C. L. Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, Part II
- Trains
- The first thumb-passing study: only the thumb and second finger play, so the thumb tucks under on every other note.
- Key
- C major
- Time signature
- 6/8
- Length
- 13 bars
- Hanon’s speed
- 40 to 72 crotchet beats a minute
- Source
- G. Schirmer edition, 1900; English text by Theodore Baker
- Copyright
- Public domain. This engraving is free to print, copy and share.
Questions and answers
How fast should Hanon No. 32 be played?
Hanon marks it 40 to 72, in crotchet beats a minute: start at 40 and raise the speed a little at a time, only once every note is even, until you reach 72. The speed slider above the music covers that range.
What is Hanon exercise No. 32 for?
The first thumb-passing study: only the thumb and second finger play, so the thumb tucks under on every other note. It is in Part II (transcendent exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 32?
Yes. Use Download the PDF at the top of this page for a print-ready A4 copy of this exercise; it also prints well on US Letter with fit to page. The whole book, all 60 exercises, is one PDF on the Hanon page. Both are free and out of copyright.
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