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Pastorale, Op. 100 No. 3
Friedrich Burgmüller
A shepherd's tune in 6/8: a peaceful right-hand melody over repeated left-hand chords, like the drone of a bagpipe.
G major · 6/8 · 100 beats per minute · 29 bars · 51 s · intermediate level
The form
The sections of the piece and their chords: the map you learn before playing a single note.
A B C D B' B'' B''' Coda
| Section | Bars | Chords | Phrase ending |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1–4 | Cmaj7/G · Cmaj7/D · Em7/D · G IVmaj7 · IVmaj7 · vi7 · I |
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| B | 5–8 | Gsus4 · G Isus4 · I |
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| C | 9–12 | F♯m/A · Am7/G · D/F♯ · D7/F♯ · D7 · G vii · ii7 · V · V7 · V7 · I |
Authentic cadence |
| D | 13–16 | D7/F♯ · D7 · G · Gdim · E♭m/G♭ · D7/F♯ V7 · V7 · I · i° · ♭vi · V7 |
Half cadence |
| B' | 17–20 | G · C · G/D · D/F♯ · G I · IV · I · V · I |
Authentic cadence |
| B'' | 21–24 | Gsus4 · G · G7/F · C/E Isus4 · I · V7/IV · IV |
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| B''' | 25–28 | G/D · G I · I |
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| Coda | 29–29 | G I |
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The key
- G major
- 1 sharp in the key signature: F♯
- Scale
- G · A · B · C · D · E · F♯
- Pillar chords
- I = G · IV = C · V7 = D7
The tricky passages
- Bar 3: fast runs (14.5 notes per second)
- Bar 7: fast runs (14.5 notes per second)
- Bars 26–27: fast runs (14.5 notes per second)
The plan: 14 days
Half an hour a day. First I help you understand the map of the piece, then we lay down the chord framework, learn each section phrase by phrase, work on the tricky passages, put it together and bring it up to tempo, until you can play it from memory.
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- Ode to Joy · Ludwig van Beethoven
- Prelude in C major, BWV 846 · Johann Sebastian Bach
- Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 · Johann Sebastian Bach
- Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 · Christian Petzold
- Minuet in G minor, BWV Anh. 115 · Christian Petzold
- Sonata in C major, K. 545: 1st movement · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart