Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part III
Hanon Exercise No. 49 Stretches: first to fourth, second to fifth fingers
Exercise 49 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. Broken sixths played by the first and fourth fingers, then the second and fifth, to widen the stretch between them. 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
Stretches from the 1st to the 4th fingers, and from the 2d to the 5th, in each hand.
(M.M. ♩ = 60 to 108)
Very useful for increasing the stretching-capacity of these fingers.
Continuation of the preceding exercise
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
- Broken sixths played by the first and fourth fingers, then the second and fifth, to widen the stretch between them.
- Key
- C major
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Length
- 18 bars in 2 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. 49 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. 49 for?
Broken sixths played by the first and fourth fingers, then the second and fifth, to widen the stretch between them. It is in Part III (virtuoso exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 49?
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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