Burgmüller Op. 100 No. 1: La candeur: tempo and how to practice it

Burgmüller Op. 100 No. 1: La candeur is part of “25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100” by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874). Main focus: a singing right-hand legato over a calm accompaniment. In our transcription it is in C major, in 4/4 time, and 23 bars long. Suggested tempos: start at ♩ = 76 to learn it, practice at ♩ = 120 and work up to the target of ♩ = 152. Difficulty 2/10 (beginner).

The pattern and its fingering

First bar of our transcription, note by note, with the fingering the app shows.

Right hand	G–E–D–C–G–E–D–C
Left hand	C–E–G

■ right hand (finger above) · ■ left hand (finger below)

What it trains

A singing right-hand legato over a calm accompaniment.
Balance: melody on top, accompaniment in the background.

How to practice it

Picture the scene in the title before you play: the character decides the tempo and the touch.
Play the melody alone while singing it in your head; then add the accompaniment more softly.

Tempo ladder: ♩ = 76 → ♩ = 98 → ♩ = 120 → ♩ = 136 → ♩ = 152. Only move up a step once the take comes out clean; in the app, the progressive metronome does it for you.

Composer	Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)
Work	25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100
Difficulty	2/10 · Beginner
Key	C major
Time signature	4/4
Bars	23
Suggested tempos	learn ♩ = 76 · practice ♩ = 120 · target ♩ = 152
Where the target tempo comes from	composer's metronome mark: ♩ = 152, printed in the first edition (Paris, 1851)
Transposable	no
Status in the app	Available
Copyright	public domain: Burgmüller died in 1874