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Slumber Song, or Berceuse, op. 224, is a piece of music written by Cornelius Gurlitt, a German composer of the Romantic era.
This piece would suit piano learners of about grade three to four standard, and is a useful study for developing finger control, coordination, and dexterity. This is due to the fact that the right hand contains both a melody and accompaniment. A challenge is to sustain and connect the melody notes to each other (which are the higher right hand notes), ensuring they overlap the accompaniment notes that are also being played by the right hand. These melody notes also need to sing out above the accompaniment notes in a cantabile manner. At the same time, the bass lines played by the left hand need to be shaped well without drowning out the melody notes. To achieve this, the melody notes must be played louder, and the accompaniment notes must be played softer (including the bass notes). This is quite difficult for most piano students to do at first, because the natural tendency is for all notes to come out at the same volume when played at the same time. This will take practice, and will eventually develop the technique of great finger control and coordination, which can then be applied to other pieces of music.
Pedal can be used to enhance the sound in this piece, however it is not essential. You can read about pedal technique here.
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This piece would suit piano learners of about grade three to four standard, and is a useful study for developing finger control, coordination, and dexterity. This is due to the fact that the right hand contains both a melody and accompaniment. A challenge is to sustain and connect the melody notes to each other (which are the higher right hand notes), ensuring they overlap the accompaniment notes that are also being played by the right hand. These melody notes also need to sing out above the accompaniment notes in a cantabile manner. At the same time, the bass lines played by the left hand need to be shaped well without drowning out the melody notes. To achieve this, the melody notes must be played louder, and the accompaniment notes must be played softer (including the bass notes). This is quite difficult for most piano students to do at first, because the natural tendency is for all notes to come out at the same volume when played at the same time. This will take practice, and will eventually develop the technique of great finger control and coordination, which can then be applied to other pieces of music.
Pedal can be used to enhance the sound in this piece, however it is not essential. You can read about pedal technique here.
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