Adagio

Fanny Hensel · 1805–1847

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8

SlowLyricalTender

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Type: Short piece
Setting: Piano
Length: About 5 min
Era: Early Romantic
Nationality: German · woman composer
Exam lists: ABRSM

Notes

Lyrical slow piece; tone and line

Exam & syllabus listings

ABRSM Gr 7

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