La Babillarde

in F major · Op. 100, No. 17

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller 1806–1874
F major
Key
Allegro moderato
Tempo
Op. 100, No. 17
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Themes & character
The chatterbox·Rapid repeated notes·Light and quick·Humorous character

At a glance

Catalogue
Op. 100, No. 17
Key
F major
Tempo / character
Allegro moderato

About the piece

The Chatterbox, seventeenth of the twenty five studies, is exactly what its title promises: a stream of quick, insistent notes that never stops talking. It works on rapid, light repeated figures and a nimble touch, and its comic character gives students an early taste of musical wit, a quality the collection uses often to keep technical work engaging.

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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