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CRAMER NO 28 FROM STUDIES OP 30 (BOOK 1)

Key C minor Tempo Moderato (minim = 60-63) Style Classical Will improve yourFourth & fifth fingersSustaining chordsShaping phrases

Cramer who? Born in Mannheim (Germany) in 1771, Johann Baptist Cramer’s family came to London when he was three. Initially taught by his father and a number of London-based musicians, Cramer had lessons with Clementi in 1783, for about a year. Soon Cramer’s

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