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Lament Op.50 No.2

Louise Farrenc

What's this piece like?
Louise Farrenc's Opus 50 is a great collection of studies for late-beginner to intermediate levels. The dotted rhythm in this Andantino is that of a Siciliana, a common genre from the Baroque period that is characterized by a slow 6/8 or 12/8 tempo with lilting rhythms and is usually in a minor key.
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: Sad, melancholic, dramatic and stately.

TECHNIQUE: Left hand and block chords.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 3
Equivalent to ABRSM level 3
Equivalent to Suzuki book 4
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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.”

1858

First trans-Atlantic telegraph cable completed by Cyrus W. Field.

1859

25 Easy Studies Op. 50 was first published when L. Farrenc was 55 years old.

1859

Charles Darwin writes "The Origin of Species".

1859

Richard Wagner concludes his famous opera Tristan und Isolde.

1861

U.S. Civil War begins.

1862

Claude Debussy was born.

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