“Gurlitt - Fleet Fingers” is classified as a Level 2 Piano work worth 750 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Composers → Gurlitt, Cornelius and is part of the Romantic collection. The sheet music for “Gurlitt - Fleet Fingers” provided on this website is available for non-commercial use. This means it may be downloaded, printed, studied, and performed for personal or educational purposes, but it may not be sold, redistributed commercially, or used as part of a paid product without permission.
Fleet Fingers is a bright C-major Allegro that alternates rapid scale passages with detached notes and chordal replies. Its sixteen measures repeatedly shift the source of the musical motion.
Measures 1–4 open with both hands rising together in sixteenth notes. Repeated upper notes and a short turning figure follow, breaking the scale’s momentum into smaller gestures.
Measures 5–8 recall the opening and vary the answer with paired, slurred notes. Measures 9–12 introduce stronger upper chords while the lower voice carries descending runs.
Measures 13–16 keep the running material in the bass beneath a sustained upper harmony, then bring back short upper gestures for the final C-major close.
Interesting fact: The rapid scales change roles during the piece: they begin in both hands together and later become an independent bass feature.
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