late beginner

Arabesque Op.100 No.2

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. Arguably the most famous piece in this set, this Arabesque's main points are crisp staccato accompaniments and grouping multiple notes on the same gesture.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for beginners who are polishing their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
A minor

MOOD: Fast and playful.

TECHNIQUE: Pentascale.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 3
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.

1853

Crimean War begins as Turkey declares war on Russia.

1856

Robert Schumann died.

1857

First public performance of F. Liszt's Piano Sonata in B Minor by H.V. Bülow.

1858

Abraham Lincoln makes strong antislavery speech: “This Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.”

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