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La Gracieuse: expression meets technique. La Gracieuse is an etude by Friedrich Burgmüller from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 3, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- dancing
Also known as Burgmüller, La Gracieuse, Op. 100 No. 8; Gracefulness.
History
La Gracieuse 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
Small flourishes above light support
Upper flourishes rise from sustained lower chords. Hear the little turns as part of the phrase rather than separate heavy accents.
The opening reaches a higher finish
Changed upper notes lead to a high-register finish and the printed Fine point. Hear the upward reach without assuming a new piece begins there.
The flourish moves into the lower line
Lower flourishes and held sounds receive detached upper chord replies. Follow the small figure in its new position.
The contrast softens toward a printed return
The related lower gesture returns with softening and slowing before D.C. al Fine. Hear its direction; the printed route is not proof of automatic MIDI return.
How to practise it
Make the small thirty-second turns light over longer supporting chords.
- Practise each eighth-plus-turn unit slowly, then connect into the A eighth and rest.
- Practise the first chord sustain and two light repetitions before adding the turn figures.
How hard is it
La Gracieuse is a developing expression target rather than an entry assessed by loudness or note count.
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
