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La Candeur Op.100 No.1

Johann Friedrich Burgmüller

What's this piece like?
Burgmüller's Opus 100 is an excellent collection of short studies for beginner/intermediate level pianists. Each piece focuses on one main style or technique common in the piano repertoire. This is the first piece in the set and it will help you develop scales and the crossing of the thumb, specifically on the right hand.
Who's this piece for?
A great piece for beginners who are polishing their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
C major

MOOD: Tender.

TECHNIQUE: Right hand and scales.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 2
Equivalent to ABRSM level 2
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1847

Felix Mendelssohn died.

1848

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write the Communist Manifesto.

1849

Frédéric Chopin died.

1851

Herman Melville writes Moby-Dick.

1852

25 Progressive Studies Op. 100 was composed by J.F. Burgmüller at the age of 46 years old.

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Robert Schumann died.

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