Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)
Sincerity, Op. 100 No. 1
From 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100
No. 1 of 25 in Burgmüller's 25 Easy Studies, Op. 100
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Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written408 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand375 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots266 notes
- Right-hand melody230 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 E4 to C6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from B2 to G4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, notes held across the beat
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 4ths, 6ths, 7ths
- Chords: triads, inverted triads
- One hand moving while the other holds, hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
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