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La Candeur (Frankness), Op. 100 No. 1
Friedrich Burgmüller
The first of Burgmüller's 25 studies: a right hand singing legato eighth notes over held chords, then a left hand that answers it.
C major · 4/4 · 152 beats per minute · 23 bars · 36 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 C' C' E C'' F F B' B''
| Section | Bars | Chords | Phrase ending |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1–2 | C · F/C I · IV |
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| B | 3–4 | C I |
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| C | 5–6 | G7/B · C V7 · I |
Perfect cadence |
| D | 7–8 | D7 · G V7/V · V |
Imperfect cadence |
| C' | 9–10 | G · C/G · C/D V · I · I |
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| C' | 11–12 | G · C/G · C/D V · I · I |
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| E | 13–14 | Adim · C/G vi° · I |
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| C'' | 15–16 | G7 · C V7 · I |
Perfect cadence |
| F | 17–18 | C · C/E · Fm/C I · I · iv |
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| F | 19–20 | C · Fm/C I · iv |
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| B' | 21–22 | C I |
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| B'' | 23–23 | C I |
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The key
- C major
- No sharps or flats
- Scale
- C · D · E · F · G · A · B
- Pillar chords
- I = C · IV = F · V7 = G7
The tricky passages
- Bar 2: fast runs (5.1 notes per second), a melodic leap (octave)
- Bar 18: fast runs (5.1 notes per second), notes outside the key
- Bar 20: fast runs (5.1 notes per second), notes outside the key
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.
More pieces from the library
- 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