RTV PUBLIC REPERTOIRE CATALOG Query: (all public entries) Filters: {"piece_id":1782,"timezone":"UTC"} Matches: 1 | Returned: 1 | Public catalog: 6551 Page 1 of 1 Next: none; end of results Previous: none Version: 23486 | Snapshot: 853a31700bad760646625b796fb31fee Created: 2026-10-01T15:25:07+00:00 | Source: 2026-10-01T15:23:25+00:00 | Expires: 2026-10-02T15:25:07+00:00 {"piece_id":1782,"title":"Burgmuller - The Wagtail - Op. 100, No. 11","composer":["Burgmuller, Friedrich"],"composers":[{"id":12,"name":"Burgmuller, Friedrich"}],"instrument":["Piano"],"instruments":[{"id":1,"name":"Piano"}],"genre":"Romantic","genre_id":3,"is_archive_only":false,"evaluation_eligible":true,"points":3420,"level":4,"canonical_url":"https://roadtovirtuosity.com/burgmuller-op-100-no-11-the-wagtail","instrument_points":[{"instrument_id":1,"instrument":"Piano","points":3420}],"collections":[],"collection_semantics":"existing catalog subcategory grouping","work_identifiers":[],"work_id":null,"book":null,"sequence_position":null,"movement_number":null,"movement_title":null,"key":null,"arrangement":null,"edition":null,"entry_scope":null,"completeness":"unknown","reviewed_enrichment":false,"availability_label":"Non-Commercial","has_download":true,"download_availability_basis":"public license category and existing file reference; storage health not verified","description":"“Burgmüller - The Wagtail - Op. 100, No. 11” is a lively short piano study with a quick, bird-like character. The music is marked Allegretto and written in 2/4, with light sixteenth-note figures that move between the hands. The texture is mostly clear and compact, but the fast broken patterns, rests, slurs, accents, and changing dynamics give the piece a playful sense of motion. The title suggests the quick movements of a wagtail bird, and the music reflects that idea through short gestures, repeated figures, and sudden changes in direction.Measures 1–7 introduce the opening idea with light broken-note figures in both hands. The right hand begins with quick slurred notes, while the left hand answers with similar motion underneath. The music starts softly and lightly, then grows through a crescendo before a stronger accented moment near the end of the phrase.Measures 8–14 continue the first section with more sixteenth-note motion and a clearer build in dynamics. The right hand keeps the melody active in short curved figures, while the left hand supports with broken patterns and brief chord tones. The section closes with a repeat sign, bringing the opening material back before moving on.Measures 15–23 begin the middle section at a mezzo-forte dynamic. The left hand becomes more active, using repeated broken figures while the right hand plays longer notes and short melodic shapes above. This section includes an octave sign in the right hand and first and second endings, giving the piece a slightly more extended shape.Measures 24–30 form the closing section. The right hand returns to bright sixteenth-note figures, while the left hand continues the quick supporting motion underneath. A final crescendo leads to a stronger closing cadence, ending the piece with a crisp and energetic finish.Interesting fact: “The Wagtail” is the English title for Burgmüller’s “La Bergeronnette,” Op. 100, No. 11. It belongs to his collection 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100, a set of short teaching pieces with descriptive titles that are still widely used by piano students today.","created_at":"2024-02-02T19:51:16+00:00","first_published_at":null,"published_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-13T04:36:47+00:00","match_basis":"filters"} Full response metadata (including counts, interpretation and alternate links): { "projection_revision": 2, "snapshot": "853a31700bad760646625b796fb31fee", "catalog_version": 23486, "snapshot_created_at": "2026-10-01T15:25:07+00:00", "snapshot_expires_at": "2026-10-02T15:25:07+00:00", "source_changed_at": "2026-10-01T15:23:25+00:00", "freshness_behavior": "materialized on first request after a committed source change; database triggers cover row writes and relationship writes", "source_id_sha256": "7b911d1e027bf4b7123a91d0adbda10e2a97955c00cbf742039001a349d3d252", "source_content_sha256": "c2000615e48074e68612e3b46f90e6f52293b253993e2372504cc871edfbe78c", "total_catalog_pieces": 6551, "schema_version": "2.0", "query": "", "normalized_query": "", "resolved_filters": { "piece_id": 1782, "timezone": "UTC" }, "sort": "relevance", "projection": "full", "total_matches": 1, "returned": 1, "page": 1, "per_page": 50, "total_pages": 1, "previous_page_url": null, "next_page_url": null, "end_of_results": true, "alternate_formats": { "html": "https://roadtovirtuosity.com/ai/catalog/pieces/1782?page=1&piece_id=1782&projection=full&snapshot=853a31700bad760646625b796fb31fee", "json": "https://roadtovirtuosity.com/ai/catalog/pieces/1782.json?page=1&piece_id=1782&projection=full&snapshot=853a31700bad760646625b796fb31fee", "text": "https://roadtovirtuosity.com/ai/catalog/pieces/1782.txt?page=1&piece_id=1782&projection=full&snapshot=853a31700bad760646625b796fb31fee" }, "warnings": [ "Strict taxonomy filters exclude unattributed records; search title text separately before deciding something is missing.", "Work identity, musical sequence and completeness are unknown unless reviewed metadata is supplied. 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