The Wagtail (Op. 100 No. 11)

Friedrich Burgmüller · Level 4 (Intermediate) · study · Piano

From the 25 Easy and Progressive Studies Op. 100 (1851), the classic collection for young pianists: each study has an evocative title and targets one specific skill. C major, 2/4, 30 bars (about one minute), complete score.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Read the title first and imagine the character: Burgmüller wrote expressive miniatures, not just exercises. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.

More pieces by Friedrich Burgmüller

• La Styrienne (25 Easy Studies Op. 100 No. 14)
• The Clear Stream (Op. 100 No. 7)
• Gracefulness (Op. 100 No. 8)
• The Hunt (Op. 100 No. 9)
• Farewell (Op. 100 No. 12)
• Ballade (Op. 100 No. 15)
• The Chatterbox (Op. 100 No. 17)
• Restlessness (Op. 100 No. 18)

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain