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Inquiétude

by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874) · Romantic · Intermediate

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VersionLevelKeyLength
Intermediate · Level 33 of 5E minor0:26

The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:26 of Inquiétude in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.

Era
Romantic (1830–1910)
Mood
Dramatic · fast, in a minor key
Versions
1

About this piece

Written by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874), Inquiétude is quick and stormy, in a minor key, in the Romantic style. There is one arrangement: Intermediate (level 3 of 5), 0:26 long, in E minor. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Études collection.

About Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874): German composer who settled in Paris. His 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100, are charming character pieces that teach real technique.

How to play Inquiétude on piano

  1. Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
  2. Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
  3. Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
  4. It's a fast piece. Resist playing it at full tempo until it's accurate at a slower one; speed built on wrong notes doesn't last.
  5. An étude trains one skill. Find the bars where that pattern is hardest, loop them slowly, and only then play the piece through.
  6. Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.

In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.

License and credits

Typeset by Bas Wassink for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.

Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.

Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.

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