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3 Kuhlau scores on Artform's shelf, ordered easiest to read first. Every score here is public domain, free to read, print and keep.

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Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)

German-Danish composer known today mainly for his piano sonatinas, still a first stop for young students, and for his flute music, which was so accomplished it earned him the nickname "the Beethoven of the flute," even though he wasn't himself a flute player. He survived a house fire that destroyed most of his unpublished manuscripts and died less than a year later, his health broken by the loss.

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The easiest Kuhlau on the shelf, in order. Nothing here is graded and nobody is ranked: the shelf simply puts the pieces that ask less of your hands before the ones that ask more.

Sonatina Op. 55 No. 1 C major · 4 min Op. 55 No. 3 - Sonatina C major · 3 min Sonatina in C major, Op. 20 No. 1: II. Andante F major · <1 min

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If you are learning Kuhlau rather than only reading, the scale pages cover fingering in every key, the chord pages spell out every chord, and the symbol dictionary explains any mark on the page you do not recognise.

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