late intermediate

Barcarole Op.45 No.8

Stephen Heller

What's this piece like?
This piece is a study in broken chords for the right hand. The melody in the left-hand needs to be well pronounced but is not particularly difficult. When the chords change at a faster pace, the right-hand needs to stay on top of the shifting positions without getting stiff. To do that, you need to highlight the top notes of each chord by focusing the weight of your arm on the finger five. This will give clarity to the passage and keep your thumb relaxed and free to move.
Who's this piece for?
This is a great piece for intermediate level pianists with a solid foundation and strong technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
F# minor

MOOD: Agitated, passionate and dramatic.

TECHNIQUE: Right hand and broken chords.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 6
Equivalent to ABRSM level 6
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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

Barcarole was composed by S. Heller at the age of 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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