Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)

The Wagtail, Op. 100 No. 11

From 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100

In Piano studies

Level: 3 of 5
Key signature: no sharps or flats
Time: 2/4
Length: 45 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 The Wagtail, Op. 100 No. 11 — 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 written382 notes
Melody and a simpler left hand353 notes
Melody and left-hand roots225 notes
Right-hand melody180 notes

What it asks of you

Treble clef from G3 to G6, with ledger lines
No key signature to keep in mind
Accidentals: sharps outside the key
Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
Intervals: 3rds (skips), 4ths, 2nds (steps), 6ths, 5ths, octaves
Chords: triads, inverted triads
Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

What stands between you and this piece

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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