Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)

Restlessness, Op. 100 No. 18

From 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100

In Piano studies

Level: 3 of 5
Key signature: E minor
Time: 2/4
Length: 46 bars
Plays in: about 1 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 Restlessness, Op. 100 No. 18 — 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 written500 notes
Melody and a simpler left hand430 notes
Melody and left-hand roots309 notes
Right-hand melody263 notes

What it asks of you

Treble clef from A3 to E6, with ledger lines
Bass clef from E2 to G4, with ledger lines
Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
Accidentals: sharps outside the key
Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
Intervals: 2nds (steps), 6ths, 5ths, 4ths, 7ths, 3rds (skips)
Chords: triads, inverted triads
Hands taking turns, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands playing together

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Score typeset by Bas Wassink for the Mutopia Project (Public Domain), adapted for Clefsight; the composition is public domain: Friedrich Burgmüller died in 1874. Credits