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Friedrich Burgmüller

1806 to 1874

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Graphite and sepia interpretation of Friedrich Burgmüller with a receding crown, dark side curls and beard, wearing a nineteenth-century coat against ivory paper.
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Life and music

Friedrich Burgmüller was born in Regensburg in 1806 and settled in Paris in 1832. His Op. 100 studies combine technical practice with short character pieces rather than exercises alone. Their original title describes progressive pieces fingered for small hands. A later manuscript shows that he also regrouped and reworked some studies: a familiar title need not identify an identical musical version. His death date is recorded as February13,1874; the existing Paris versus Beaulieu locality qualification remains unresolved.

Explore La Candeur, L’Arabesque and Ballade as three contrasting character studies. Their names offer imaginative listening prompts, not documentary stories about particular people or events. The individual studies belong to the larger Op. 100 collection.

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Where to start

  1. La CandeurLevel 3, estimatedOpen to everyone
  2. L'ArabesqueLevel 3, estimatedOpen to everyone
  3. BalladeLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro

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