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Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist, Part III (Exercises 44–60)

“The Virtuoso Pianist, Part III (Nos. 44–60): exercices du virtuose” is a work by Charles-Louis Hanon (1819–1900) with 17 pieces, difficulty 6/10. The hardest part of the work: repeated notes, double notes, scales in thirds and in octaves, tremolos. Awaiting transcription. 17 of them have a playable score in Estudio de Piano, with the microphone or MIDI.

All 60 exercises are in the complete Hanon list; the method, in how to practice Hanon.

What it trains

How to practice it

  1. Don't start this part until you have mastered the previous two.
  2. In double notes and octaves the wrist stays loose: if it stiffens, stop.
  3. Keep sessions short: these exercises tire the hand a lot.

The pieces

No.PieceDifficultyTempoIn the app
44Exercise No. 446♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Available
45Exercise No. 456♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Available
46Exercise No. 466♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
47Exercise No. 476♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
48Exercise No. 486♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
49Exercise No. 496♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Available
50Exercise No. 506♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
51Exercise No. 516♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
52Exercise No. 526♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
53Exercise No. 536♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
54Exercise No. 546♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
55Exercise No. 556♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
56Exercise No. 566♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Available
57Exercise No. 576♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
58Exercise No. 586♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
59Exercise No. 596♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified
60Exercise No. 606♩ = 40 → ♩ = 60Being verified

“Being verified”: playable, but the transcription is still being checked against a second source. “Awaiting transcription”: no score yet.