Return Op. 100, No. 23
Friedrich Burgmüller
Era
Difficulty Level
Blocked 5ths Accompaniment
Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
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Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses root-position major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
SearchBroken Chords
Chords
Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.
SearchChord Inversions
Chords
Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.
SearchCompound Time Signature
Meter
A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.
SearchIntermediate Two Voices in One Hand
Texture
A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.
SearchLeft Hand Melody
Texture
A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.
SearchParallel 3rds
Intervals
A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.
SearchParallel 6ths
Intervals
A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.
SearchRepeated 3rds
Intervals
A series of blocked 3rds that occur several times in a row throughout a piece.
SearchRepeated Single Notes
Intervals
The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.
SearchRitardando
Meter
An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.
SearchStaccato
Expression
A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.
SearchTitle
Return Op. 100, No. 23
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
1852
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
38
Student Type
Teaching Tips
Isolate Voices,
Slow Practice,
Work on Bringing Out the Bouncy Character With a Light, Nimble Touch