early intermediate

Balançoire Op.205 No.12

Cornelius Gurlitt

What's this piece like?
This piece is from a wonderful small set called Little Flowers, opus 205. These pieces generally focus on the development of a singing tone, together with balance between right and left hands. This is the hardest piece in the collection and it will help you develop broken chords and basic arpeggio positions.
Who's this piece for?
For intermediate pianists looking for an extra challenge that will bring their technique up to the next level.
1-2 pages
Romantic
Eb major

MOOD: Happy and flashy.

TECHNIQUE: Staccato, arpeggios and thumb.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 5
Equivalent to ABRSM level 4
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1891

The Carnegie Hall is built in New York City by Andrew Carnegie.

1892

A. Dvořák moves to the US to become the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City.

1893

New Zealand becomes first country in the world to grant women the vote.

1893

Pyotr Tchaikovsky died.

1895

Balançoire was first published when C. Gurlitt was 75 years old.

1895

Auguste and Louis Lumière premiere motion pictures at a café in Paris.

1895

G. Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (the "Resurrection") premieres in Berlin, Germany.

1896

First modern Olympic games held in Athens, Greece.

1897

Johannes Brahms died.

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