Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part III
Hanon Exercise No. 45 Repeated notes in twos
Exercise 45 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. Every note of the scale is played twice, each time on a different finger, with six fingerings to learn in turn. 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
Notes repeated in groups of two, by all five fingers.
(M.M. ♩ = 60 to 108)
Study the first fingering until it is thoroughly mastered; practise similarly each of the five following fingerings then play through the whole exercise without stopping.
Accent the first of each pair of slurred notes.
2d fingering
3d fingering
4th fingering
5th fingering
6th fingering
Click any note to hear from there. Space plays and pauses.
Quick facts
- Book
- C. L. Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, Part III
- Trains
- Every note of the scale is played twice, each time on a different finger, with six fingerings to learn in turn.
- Key
- C major
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Length
- 25 bars in 6 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. 45 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. 45 for?
Every note of the scale is played twice, each time on a different finger, with six fingerings to learn in turn. It is in Part III (virtuoso exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 45?
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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