Burgm Ller

Book 3 includes attractive musical etudes by Carl Czerny, Johann F. Burgmuller and Stephen Heller and select exercises by Charles-Louis Hanon. The studies are organized into four units, each focusing on mastering a particular skill. Performance suggestions for each study are included, along with composer biographies and suggested practice alternatives for the Hanon etudes. Includes 16 studies by Czerny, 5 by Burgmuller (including "The Pearls" and "The Storm"), and 8 by Heller (including "Through Wind and Rain" and "Novelette").

Burgmüller's most famous work, the 25 Progressive Pieces, are short compositions with descriptive titles. Easier than his Opp. 105 and 109, each selection exposes students to a different technical challenge with the main emphasis on the phrasing, articulation, and dynamics often found in Romantic piano music. The collection includes "Arabesque" and "Ballade," both popular with many early-intermediate pianists.

Contents are: * Frankness * Arabesque * Innocence * Progress * The Limpid Stream * Gracefulness * The Young Shepherdess * Farewell * Ballade * Tender Grieving * Discomfort * Tarantelle * Angel Voices * The Knight Errant * Confidence * The Shepherd's Return * Agitato * Matin Bell * Parting * Lullaby.

Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (1806-1874) published several albums of piano studies that have become standard works. This collection consists entirely of 18 Studies, Op. 109. Mr. Schaum has renamed some of the exercises with appealing titles and purposely abridged some of the exercises thereby avoiding stiffness and tension. Using the Burgmuller-Schaum exercises will improve piano technic when used in conjunction with a program of balanced piano repertoire. Also available: * Bach-Schaum * Chopin-Schaum * Czerny-Schaum * Hanon-Schaum * Mozart-Schaum

The literature found in the Classics for Students series provides a sequenced course of progression for the pianist who wants to play music of substantial quality. The wide variety of moods, technical features, and colors included in this collection will aid in the development of technique and musicianship and provide hours of personal enjoyment. Titles: * Agitato, Op. 109, No. 8 (Burgmüller) * Blind Man's Buff, Op. 15, No. 3 (Schumann) * Child Falling Asleep, Op. 15, No. 12 (Schumann) * Confidence, Op. 109, No. 1 (Burgmüller) * A Curious Story, Op. 138, No. 9 (Heller) * A Curious Story, Op. 15, No. 2 (Schumann) * Étude in B Minor ("Fluttering Leaves"), Op. 46, No. 11 (Heller) * Étude in D Major, Op. 46, No. 8 (Heller) * Étude in E Minor ("Petite Tarantella"), Op. 46, No. 7 (Heller) * Étude in E Minor ("Sorrow and Joy"), Op. 45, No. 4 (Heller) * Frightening, Op. 15, No. 11 (Schumann) * The Gypsies, Op. 109, No. 4 (Burgmüller) * An Important Event, Op. 15, No. 6 (Schumann) * Knight of the Hobby Horse, Op. 15, No. 9 (Schumann) * Morning Bell, Op. 109, No. 9 (Burgmüller) * Pearls, Op. 109, No. 2 (Burgmüller) * Träumerei, Op. 15, No. 7 (Schumann)

The literature found in the Classics for Students series provides a sequenced course of progression for the pianist who wants to play music of substantial quality. The wide variety of moods, technical features, and colors included in this collection will aid in the development of technique and musicianship and provide hours of personal enjoyment. Titles: * Angels' Voices, Op. 100, No. 21 (Burgmüller) * Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 (Burgmüller) * Autumn Song, Op. 47, No. 3 (Heller) * The Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 (Heller) * Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 (Burgmüller) * Berceuse, Op. 45, No. 19 (Heller) * The Clear Stream, Op. 100, No. 7 (Burgmüller) * First Loss, Op. 68, No. 16 (Schumann) * Melody, Op. 68, No. 1 (Schumann) * Sicilienne, Op. 68, No. 11 (Schumann) * Sincerity, Op. 100, No. 1 (Burgmüller) * Soldiers' March, Op. 68, No. 2 (Schumann) * The Stream, Op. 47, No. 2 (Heller) * Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8 (Schumann)