“Burgmuller - Barcarolle - Op. 100, No. 22” is classified as a Level 5 Piano work worth 15,000 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Composers → Burgmuller, Friedrich and is part of the Romantic collection. The sheet music for “Burgmuller - Barcarolle - Op. 100, No. 22” provided on this website is available for non-commercial use. This means it may be downloaded, printed, studied, and performed for personal or educational purposes, but it may not be sold, redistributed commercially, or used as part of a paid product without permission.
“Burgmüller - Barcarolle - Op. 100, No. 22” is a short Romantic piano study with a gentle boat-song character. The music is marked Andantino quasi allegretto and written in 6/8, giving it a steady rocking motion. The left hand often uses repeated broken-note patterns that suggest the movement of a barcarolle, while the right hand carries a lyrical melody with slurs, crescendos, diminuendos, and expressive dynamic changes. The piece moves between quiet pp passages, more singing p cantabile sections, and stronger sf moments before fading away at the end.
Measures 1–8 introduce the rocking 6/8 pattern. Both hands begin with repeated broken figures, starting very softly at pp and swelling through short crescendos. The opening alternates between delicate motion and stronger sf chordal moments, establishing the piece’s gentle but expressive character.
Measures 9–18 begin the main singing section. The right hand plays a dolce and cantabile melody, while the left hand supports with repeated chordal accompaniment patterns. A dim. e riten. marking briefly slows the phrase before the music returns a tempo. This section gives the piece its clearest song-like quality.
Measures 19–28 continue the lyrical material with more movement and harmonic color. The right hand uses slurred melodic figures with accidentals and small turns, while the left hand keeps the steady accompaniment underneath. The music rises into stronger sf accents before softening again.
Measures 29–38 form a more expressive continuation of the middle section. The right hand uses longer slurs and flowing melodic lines, while the left hand maintains the rhythmic rocking pattern. A dim. e poco rall. marking leads into a calmer return at a tempo.
Measures 39–end close the piece with a softer and more delicate final section. The right hand plays a gentle lusingando phrase, then the opening broken-note figure returns at pp. The final measures are marked perdendosi, allowing the music to fade away quietly before the last held chord.
Interesting fact: A barcarolle is a piece inspired by the songs of Venetian gondoliers. These pieces are often written in 6/8 or 12/8 because those meters naturally create a rocking motion, similar to the feeling of a boat moving on water.
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