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Idylle Op.126 No.1

Cécile Chaminade

What's this piece like?
This is a wonderful piece for early intermediate pianists that explores a tender and like the name suggests, an idylic atmosphere. The main technique this piece will help you develop is a smooth legato and evenness of sound, along with balance between right and left hands.
Who's this piece for?
Ideal for intermediate pianists who like inspiring, relaxing and dreamy pieces.
1-2 pages
Romantic
C major

MOOD: Dreamy and tender.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 4
Equivalent to ABRSM level 4
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1903

First controlled plane flight by the Wright Brothers.

1904

New York City subway opens.

1905

Albert Einstein publishes his theory of Special Relativity.

1906

Dmitri Shostakovich was born.

1907

Album for the Young Op. 126 was first published when C. Chaminade was 50 years old.

1907

Edvard Grieg died.

1909

North Pole is reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson.

1912

Chinese Republic proclaimed after a revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty.

1912

New Mexico and Arizona admitted as states of the U.S.

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