La Candeur opens the 25 Easy and Progressive Studies Op. 100 by Friedrich Burgmüller, a German pianist living in Paris, published in 1851. These little pieces became one of teachers' favorite collections: each one focuses on a single technical point, with a title that sets the mood.
⏱1:00 with repeats♪408 notes🎚Beginner🎼C major♩152 per quarter🎹B2 → C6🦶pedal marks
This one is 241 notes and 36 seconds long, in C major, without a single sharp or flat: a simple melody in the right hand, tidy chords in the left. It's a chance to learn to make one line sing in legato while the other hand accompanies, and to end a phrase by letting it fall away.
A joined-up right-hand melody, played without jerks
Light left-hand chords that accompany without covering
Phrases that breathe and end gently
An even tempo, neither rushed nor dragging
The tricky passages
Bar 7 : 8 notes in a row in the right hand, at about 5.1 notes per second
Bar 9 : the busiest bar, with 16 notes across both hands
Bar 21 : the left hand shifts position by 10 semitones compared with the previous bar
Playing La Candeur Op. 100 No. 1 on piano with Pianovera
The piece is short enough to learn in full on the first evening: Wait mode, right hand alone, then both hands. When you get through it without a mistake, move on to its neighbor in the collection, the Arabesque.
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About this piece
How long is La Candeur Op. 100 No. 1?
The MIDI file lasts 1:00, with every repeat played in full: 23 bars in 4/4 (38 played with the repeats), 408 notes, at 152 bpm (quarter notes). Slowed to 60%, it lasts 1:40.
What level do you need to play La Candeur Op. 100 No. 1?
We rate it beginner in C major, with sustain pedal marks. The left hand stretches up to 10 semitones and the right hand up to 9 semitones (a sixth), across 37 semitones of keyboard (B2 to C6), at 6.8 notes per second on average. The first thing to work on: a joined-up right-hand melody, played without jerks.
What is the hardest passage in La Candeur Op. 100 No. 1?
It is bar 7: 8 notes in a row in the right hand, at about 5.1 notes per second.
What tempo should a beginner practice La Candeur Op. 100 No. 1 at?
Aim for 90 bpm (quarter notes), which is 60% of the file's tempo (152).
Is there sheet music for La Candeur Op. 100 No. 1 with fingering?
Yes: 113 fingerings, 23 bars, shown in full above and as a free printable PDF.
