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La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14

Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874) · sheet music

  • Key G major
  • Time 3/4
  • Levels 3–6
  • Passages 3

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Friedrich Burgmüller, German-French romantic (1806–1874). The reading release has 3 passages from this piece at levels 3–6; the reader above opens on the easiest, bars 13–16 for the right hand alone.

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The hardest stretch is bars 9–12 at level 6.

Your practice path

Learn it the way teachers do: each hand on its own, then together, then the hard bars. Each step is a real graded passage of La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14.

  1. Right hand alone · bars 13–16 level 3
  2. Hands together · bars 5–8 level 5
  3. The hardest bars · bars 9–12 level 6

How to play La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14

  1. Tempo:Tempo di Valse asks for waltz motion: feel one big beat per bar rather than three equal ones, at a speed where the staccatos stay clean.
  2. Left hand:In the dance the left hand plays a low bass note followed by two short chords; practice the jump from bass to chord without looking and keep the chords light.
  3. Right hand:Play the staccato eighths with light, bouncing fingers and observe every rest, because the silences give the dance its lift.
  4. Hands together:Line up the right hand's short notes with the left hand's chords on beats two and three, counting one-two-three aloud until the pattern is automatic.
  5. Rhythm:Play the grace notes quickly and just before the beat, so the main note still lands in time.
  6. Dynamics:Keep the grazioso opening light and save real weight for the forte, deciso middle section, then return to the lighter touch when the opening comes back.
  7. Practice:Learn the left-hand pattern until it runs on its own, then add the right hand one phrase at a time; practice the C major section separately because its jumps are the widest in the piece.
  8. Reading:Watch for the key signature change to C major in the middle section and for the D.C. al Fine instruction that sends you back to the start.

Common mistakes

  • Giving all three beats equal weight, which flattens the waltz. Fix: Lean slightly into beat one and play beats two and three lighter.
  • Holding notes the right hand should play short, so the rests disappear. Fix: Release the key exactly on each rest and listen for the silence.
  • Playing grace notes on the beat so the main note is late. Fix: Practice the main notes alone in rhythm first, then tuck the grace notes in just before them.
  • Keeping F-sharp in the C major middle section. Fix: Mark the key signature change and play the section's first notes slowly to reset your ear.

Structure: dance with trio (A–B–C, da capo)

A short introduction leads into a graceful repeated G major tune and a second repeated strain that turns toward E minor before returning home and ending at Fine. A bold C major middle section follows, and D.C. al Fine sends the player back to the beginning.

Intro · Introduction (G major)
Accented long notes with grace notes sit over chords that slide downward chromatically, setting up the key before the dance begins.
A · Grazioso dance (G major)
Staccato eighth notes and short accented notes with rests in the right hand over a detached bass-and-chord left hand. Feel one strong beat per bar.
B · Second strain (E minor, returning to G major)
Accented notes with two-note grace-note slides lean toward E minor, slow down with dim. rall., and return a tempo to a gentle, dolce ending at Fine.
C · Deciso trio (C major)
A new key signature, forte and deciso, with staccato figures and wide jumps between registers. It ends with D.C. al Fine.

About La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14

La Styrienne is the fourteenth of the 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100, which Friedrich Burgmüller published in Paris in 1851. The title refers to Styria, a state in the southeast of Austria; the Litolff-based edition gives the German and English titles as Steierischer Tanz and Styrian Dance.

The score is marked Tempo di Valse, and the first tune is marked grazioso: light staccato notes in the right hand over a left hand that plays a bass note and two short chords in each bar.

For a learner who has been reading steady lines in earlier studies, this is a study in character and rhythm. Rests, staccatos, accents, and grace notes all shape the dance, and a forceful middle section in a new key gives the piece contrast.

  • The middle section changes key signature to C major and is marked deciso, a sharp contrast with the grazioso opening.
  • La Styrienne is a da capo piece: after the C major section the score says D.C. al Fine, so the opening dance returns to end the piece.
  • The Op. 100 set was registered in the Bibliographie de la France on 27 December 1851, according to IMSLP.

Why the first passage is level 3

That passage is level 3 rather than 2 because it carries accidentals outside the key, a hand covers more than one position, it leaps a fifth, the line roams across the staff, it leaves the five-finger position.

The left-hand bass-and-chord pattern repeats, so read it once and keep your eyes on the right hand, whose rests, accents, and grace notes are the real reading task.

Questions about La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14

How hard is La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14 to play?
Its passages grade from level 3 to level 6 on Real Sight Reader's ten-level reading scale, so the full piece sits around early intermediate. The hardest stretch is bars 9–12 at level 6.
Is there an easy part of La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14 for beginners?
Yes. Start with bars 13–16 for the right hand alone, the level-3 passage in the reader at the top of this page; it is level 3 because it carries accidentals outside the key and a hand covers more than one position.
What key and time signature is La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14 in?
La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14 is in G major, 1 sharp. The engraving on this page is in 3/4 time.
Who composed La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14?
Friedrich Burgmüller, German-French romantic (1806–1874). La Styrienne is the fourteenth of the 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op.
Can I practice La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14 online for free?
Yes. The reader on this page plays any of the 3 graded passages from La Styrienne, Op. 100 No. 14 in your browser, with an on-screen keyboard or a MIDI keyboard, and marks every note as you play. No signup.
What does Styrienne mean?
It means Styrian, from Styria, a state in southeastern Austria; the Litolff-based edition gives the English title Styrian Dance.
Is La Styrienne a waltz?
It is in 3/4 and marked Tempo di Valse, so it moves like a waltz, with a forceful C major section in the middle.
What comes before and after La Styrienne in Op. 100?
It follows Consolation (No. 13) and comes before Ballade (No. 15).

Every passage, easiest first

The reading release grades 3 distinct passages of this piece. Open any of them in the reader:

Level 3
bars 13–16 right hand
Level 5
bars 5–8 both hands
Level 6
bars 9–12 both hands

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Score: public-domain engraving from the corpus (mutopia-ly), graded by the piano-reading-v2-20261023-identity-audit reading release.

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