Ferdinand Beyer - Les progrès des jeunes élèves, Op. 88, No. 1 - La Norma

Measure numbers below restart in each named section, with pickups excluded and repeats counted as written.

In the Moderato introduction, measures 1-8 alternate sustained upper chords and short dotted-note replies above low bass notes. Measures 9-34 change to a slurred single-note melody above flowing broken notes and chords, adding triplets, chromatic runs, and high-register figures before a sustained final harmony.

The Marziale theme moves to F major. Its measures 1-8 present dotted rhythms, accented melody notes, and short groups of faster notes above held bass tones and chord replies. Measures 9-16 continue with rising phrases, repeated upper notes, and fuller chord punctuation.

Variation 1 changes to Vivo in 12/8. Its measures 1-8 place the melody in longer notes above a repeating broken-note accompaniment. Measures 9-16 continue the melody through higher-register phrases, chromatic notes, and a descending lower run at the close.

Variation 2, marked Con leggerezza, begins with a pickup and, from its measure 1, develops the melody into short sixteenth-note figures, triplets, turns, and alternating registers above held bass tones and broken notes. Its later phrases broaden into longer rising and falling runs and a short chord reply.

The Allegro finale returns to the theme with repeated lower chords. Its measures 1-19 add stronger chord accents, dotted figures, and rising phrases. Measure 20 introduces a high-register flourish; measures 21-31 change to a tranquillo passage of paired upper notes and short turns above held bass tones and recurring chord figures. Measures 32-36 close with rising figures, lower-part motion, fuller chord replies, and a final F-major chord.