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La Bergeronnette: expression meets technique. La Bergeronnette is an etude by Friedrich Burgmüller from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 4, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- playful
Also known as Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 11; The Wagtail.
History
La Bergeronnette is part of Burgmüller's 25 studies, Op. 100, first published in 1851. Written with small hands in mind, the collection combines technical study with musical expression.
Sources
What to listen for
An introductory figure keeps appearing
Listen for the introduction’s chromatic figure again in the main material, linking the two parts.
How to practise it
Keep the short joined approaches distinct from their detached arrivals.
- Practise each two-sixteenth approach into its detached eighth.
- Practise the first two figures together slowly without making the lower stream heavy.
How hard is it
Level 4, estimated
La Bergeronnette is provisionally a more animated character-study destination than the first catalog entries.
About this piece
- Collection
- The study studio
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
More by Friedrich Burgmüller
- La CandeurLevel 3, estimatedOpen to everyone
- L'ArabesqueLevel 3, estimatedOpen to everyone
- BalladeLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
