Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part II
Hanon Exercise No. 41 Arpeggios in all 24 keys
Exercise 41 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. Triad arpeggios through every major and minor key, each running up four octaves and back. Press Play to hear it on a real piano, set the speed anywhere from Hanon’s 60 up to his 108, 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
Arpeggios on the Triads, in the 24 Keys.
M.M. ♩ = 60 to 108.
A minor, relative to C major
F major
D minor
B♭ major
G minor
E♭ major
C minor
A♭ major
F minor
D♭ major
B♭ minor
G♭ major
E♭ minor
B major
G♯ minor
E major
C♯ minor
A major
F♯ minor
D major
B minor
G major
E minor
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
- Triad arpeggios through every major and minor key, each running up four octaves and back.
- Key
- all 24 major and minor keys
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Length
- 72 bars in 24 sections
- Hanon’s speed
- 60 to 108 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. 41 be played?
Hanon marks it 60 to 108, in crotchet beats a minute: start at 60 and raise the speed a little at a time, only once every note is even, until you reach 108. The speed slider above the music covers that range.
What is Hanon exercise No. 41 for?
Triad arpeggios through every major and minor key, each running up four octaves and back. It is in Part II (transcendent exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 41?
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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