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Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich Franz : 25 Etudes faciles et progressives, conposées et doigtées expressément pour l'étendue des petites mains　L'adieu Op.100-12

Work Overview

Music ID : 23987
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：etude
Total Playing Time：1 min 00 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
Additional Notes：表記ゆれの例：わかれ　さようなら　
etude
Piano Solo
piano solo

Commentary (3)

Author : Sato, Takashi

Last Updated: January 31, 2022
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

The French word “L'adieu” does not signify a mere farewell, but rather a fated separation, perhaps never to meet again. The tempo marking “Molto agitato” and the accents on the second beat of measures 5, 6, 14, and 15 evoke anxiety and loneliness. Does the C major section from measure 17 recall a joyful past? Performing with your own narrative in mind may help to infuse the piece with emotion.

Performance Points (Original Tempo ♩=184)

The piece begins with a highly eloquent introduction, featuring a figure with an appoggiatura twice at the opening, followed by a leap of a seventh. Consider: what if the appoggiatura E in measure 1 were absent, and the note simply descended to D? What if the seventh in measure 3 were an octave? Reflecting on these alternatives will naturally reveal how best to express the music.

  • From measure 5, aim to highlight the harmony of the sixths between the left and right hands, ensuring the right-hand triplets are not too strong.
  • Execute the finger changes on the same notes in measures 14 and 15 smoothly, and play the left-hand accompaniment figure from measure 17 softly and evenly.

(From To-on Edition “Burgmüller 25 Etudes” (NS70))

Writer: Sato, Takashi

Author : Iida, Arisa

Last Updated: March 15, 2018
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Writer: Iida, Arisa

Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: May 10, 2019
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