early intermediate

Song of May Op.45 No.5

Stephen Heller

What's this piece like?
Heller's Opus 45 is a set of 25 short character pieces, where each piece focuses mainly on a specific mood or technical challenge. The level of creativity and artistry in these works will help you develop not just your technique but most importantly fluency and musicality. The dotted rhythm is the most defining feature of this piece which involves not just timing but also a very specific shape of sound. The character is confident, uplifting and the technical challenges are primarily on the right hand.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for intermediate level pianists who are working on their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
A major

MOOD: Happy and bold.

TECHNIQUE: Right hand.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 5
Equivalent to ABRSM level 4
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1839

First Opium War starts between Britain and China, over the importation of drugs into China.

1840

Pyotr Tchaikovsky was born.

1841

Lower and Upper Canada united.

1843

Edvard Grieg was born.

1845

Song of May was first published when S. Heller was 30 years old.

1845

Edgar Allan Poe publishes The Raven and Other Poems.

1845

Texas is annexed into the United States of America.

1847

California and New Mexico annexed by U.S.

1847

Felix Mendelssohn died.

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