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1. Allegretto in A minor

Maria Szymanowska

What's this piece like?
This minuet is a great study in arpeggios and ornaments for the right hand. It also has a contrasting Trio section that explores long lines with staccato on both hands, where coordination and precise articulation will be the main challenges.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for intermediate level pianists who are working on their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
A minor

MOOD: Calm and playful.

TECHNIQUE: Arpeggios and ornaments.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 5
Equivalent to ABRSM level 4
Equivalent to Suzuki book 5
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1816

Independence of Argentina.

1818

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is published anonymously. Shelley was just 20 years old.

1818

Karl Marx was born.

1818

The famous Christmas Carol "Silent Night" is written by Josef Mohr.

1819

Allegretto was composed by M. Szymanowska at the age of 30 years old.

1820

Simón Bolívar liberates New Granada (now Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador) as Spain loses hold on South American countries.

1821

Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of Córdoba.

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Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena.

1822

Prince Pedro declared Brazil independent from Portugal and was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil.

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