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Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)

Ave Maria, Op. 100 No. 19

From 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100

No. 19 of 25 in Burgmüller's 25 Easy Studies, Op. 100

Level
3 of 7
Time
3/4
Length
38 bars
Plays in
1 to 2 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Ave Maria, Op. 100 No. 19
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written331 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand248 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots133 notes
  • Right-hand melody95 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G3 to E5, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 3 sharps (A major or F♯ minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 5ths, 4ths, 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 7ths, octaves
  • Chords: inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

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Score typed for Clefsight from G. Schirmer, New York, 1903, ed. Louis Oesterle, plate 14104 (scan on the Internet Archive), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Friedrich Burgmüller died in 1874. Credits