Etude, Op. 60 No. 19

Matteo Carcassi (1792 - 1853)

Romantic period

Time signature: 3/4, Allegro moderato

Suggested tempo: = 112 - 124 bpm

Key: Em

Positions I - VII

3 voices: simple arpeggio; melody, bass, and accompaniment with moderately complex voicing

Tuning: Standard

Approximate duration: 1 min

This is mainly a right hand arpeggio etude; This etude is graded as Advanced Intermediate if played at the suggested tempo, but it also sounds fine at a slower tempo of around 86, which would make it an intermediate level piece;An etude worth for analyzing the harmonic structure: Neapolitan sixth chord