Inquiétude

Étude · in E minor · Op. 100, No. 18

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller 1806–1874
E minor
Key
Étude
Form
Allegro agitato
Tempo
Op. 100, No. 18
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Themes & character
Restlessness·Agitated figuration·Minor-key tension·Advanced study

At a glance

Catalogue
Op. 100, No. 18
Key
E minor
Tempo / character
Allegro agitato
Form
Étude

About the piece

Restlessness, eighteenth of the studies, is among the most technically demanding in the set, marked agitato and built on continuous nervous figuration that never settles. By this point in the collection Burgmuller is asking for real stamina and evenness at speed, and the piece works as a genuine preparation for the etudes of Czerny, Heller and eventually Chopin.

The composer

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
1806–1874

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, generally known as Friedrich Burgmuller was a German pianist and composer during the Romantic period. He is perhaps best known for his three collections of children's etudes for the piano, particularly his Op. 100 "25 Études faciles et progressives" for early intermediate students. The other two collections, for more advanced students, were Op. 105 and 109.

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