Description
No. 8, 'La Gracieuse,' from Burgmüller's '25 Études,' features an elegant, flowing melody enriched with ornamental figures in the right hand that lend it a graceful character. It calls for careful finger control and expressive shaping of the melodic line, drawing together the skills built up through the previous seven pieces. Maintaining a composed elegance befitting its title throughout is essential.
A set of beginner études by Burgmüller, each bearing an evocative title, offering a classic way to develop technique and musical expression together.
Sheet Music
Sheet music provided by Mutopia Project
About the Composer
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806-1874)
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller was born in Germany and spent much of his career in Paris, where he composed the ballet La Peri. He is best remembered today for his pedagogical piano collections, especially the 25 Etudes faciles et progressives, Op. 100, whose accessible, tuneful pieces remain popular with beginning pianists. This site includes 26 of these etudes, such as "La Candeur" and "L'Arabesque."
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