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La Pastorale: expression meets technique. La Pastorale is an etude by Friedrich Burgmüller from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 3, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- gentle
Also known as Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 3.
History
La Pastorale 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.
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What to listen for
The piece starts with one line
Hear the exposed opening before sustained-note passages add a different foundation.
Held notes change the harmonic motion
Listen to the sustained-note passages and how their interruption changes the harmonic movement.
How to practise it
Shape the pastoral eighths before the delayed repeated-chord support.
- Practise both opening six-note groups with two larger pulses.
- Count the two opening groups of silence before entering with soft repeated chords.
How hard is it
Level 3, estimated
La Pastorale offers a contrasting character-study destination provisionally near the early Op. 100 entries.
About this piece
- Collection
- The study studio
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
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