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Sorrow Op.82 No.35

Cornelius Gurlitt

What's this piece like?
Gurlitts' Opus 82 is an excellent set with elementary pieces for beginners. These pieces cover the foundations of piano technique, which involve tone production, balance, and coordination between right and left hands.
Who's this piece for?
If you are just starting out and developing your technique, this piece will be a great one for you!
1-2 pages
Romantic
E minor

MOOD: Sad and melancholic.

TECHNIQUE: Alberti bass and legato.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 1
Equivalent to ABRSM level 1
Equivalent to Suzuki book 2
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1874

R. Wagner concludes his opera Götterdämmerung, finishing "The Ring Cycle".

1874

Arnold Schoenberg was born.

1875

First performance of P. Tchaikovsky's famous ballet Swan Lake Opus 20.

1876

Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

1877

The first steps of the young pianist Op. 82 was composed by C. Gurlitt at the age of 57 years old.

1877

Phonograph is invented by Thomas Edison.

1879

Thomas Edison invents practical electric light.

1881

Béla Bartók was born.

1883

The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is completed.

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