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Burgmüller's 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100, easiest first

Friedrich Burgmüller's 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100, are among the best-loved study books for piano. Each one is a small character piece with a title, La Candeur, Arabesque, Ballade, and each teaches one skill: a smooth legato, quick turns, scales in thirds, repeated chords.

The studies in Octotune are graded 4 to 6 of 8: a natural next step once the path and the first classical pieces are behind you. Each comes in three levels, from the melody alone to the whole piece. They are listed easiest first, which is close to, but not quite, the book's own order.

Easiest first

  1. La Candeur, Op. 100 No. 1Beginner, grade 4 · C major · 4/4
  2. Progrès, Op. 100 No. 6Beginner, grade 4 · no sharps or flats · 4/4
  3. Tendre Fleur, Op. 100 No. 10Beginner, grade 4 · 2 sharps (F♯, C♯) · 4/4
  4. Innocence, Op. 100 No. 5Intermediate, grade 5 · 1 flat (B♭) · 3/4
  5. La Pastorale, Op. 100 No. 3Intermediate, grade 5 · 1 sharp (F♯) · 6/8
  6. La Petite Réunion, Op. 100 No. 4Intermediate, grade 5 · no sharps or flats · 4/4
  7. Le Courant limpide, Op. 100 No. 7Intermediate, grade 5 · 1 sharp (F♯) · 4/4
  8. Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2Intermediate, grade 6 · A minor · 2/4
  9. Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15Intermediate, grade 6 · 3 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭) · 3/8
  10. L'Adieu, Op. 100 No. 12Intermediate, grade 6 · no sharps or flats · 4/4
  11. La Gracieuse, Op. 100 No. 8Intermediate, grade 6 · 1 flat (B♭) · 3/4

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