What is Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller?
'''Friedrich Burgmüller''' (Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, 4 December 1806 – 13 February 1874) was a German pianist and [[composer]]. He was born in Regensberg, [[Germany]], to a musical family. In 1832, he settled in [[Paris]] and adopted the French musical style. He wrote many works for piano, especially etudes for children that are still played today. His best known work is probably the ''Peasant pas de deus'' (originally ''Souvenirs de Ratisbonne'') in [[Adolphe Adam]]'s ballet ''[[Giselle]]'' (1841). It is not known how this music came to be inserted into the ballet. == Other websites == *[http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/make-table.cgi?Composer=BurgmullerJFF Free scores] Mutopia Project *[http://pianosociety.com/cms/index.php?section=941 Link to Recording of the Opus 100 Etudes at the Piano Society Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314161917/http://pianosociety.com/cms/index.php?section=941 |date=2012-03-14 }} *[http://www.gate.net/~nnomoto/burgmuller/burgmull.htm Description of the Opus 100 Etudes by Noriaki Nomoto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927030214/http://www.gate.net/~nnomoto/burgmuller/burgmull.htm |date=2011-09-27 }} * {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ6BnbEd8BA|title=Etude op. 100 No 24 (l´hirondelle/ die Schwalbe/ the swallow) of Friedrich Burgmüller|publisher=YouTube|date=28 March 2021|access-date=30 March 2021}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgmuller, Friedrich}} [[Category:1806 births]] [[Category:1874 deaths]] [[Category:19th-century German composers]]