Tekla Badarzewska (1834-1861), Polish female composer and pianist. Her main works are thirty-five piano pieces with a simple and elegant style. However, most of her works are unknown. Only "Girl's Prayer" (composed in 1859) is one of the most popular piano pieces among the world's famous songs.

Creative background:

Among composers, there are very few women. This is indeed the case, and the author of the piano ditty "Girl's Prayer" is one of the few female composers we know of. One of the family members, and this female composer is, as the name of the work goes, a real girl. She is Badajewska, an outstanding young Polish piano composer. She was born in Warsaw in 1834 and died in 1861. She only lived at the age of twenty-seven. Her youth was short-lived, but the piano piece she left behind is a flower that will bloom forever. Blooming in the garden of world music, it always lingers in the ears of every descendant, exuding a clear and faint fragrance.

"The Maiden's Prayer" is a piano ditty composed in 1859. It was first published in the supplement of a music magazine in Paris, France, but soon spread like wildfire and became a best-seller. The famous song has since become popular all over the world in more than 80 different versions. Let us remember the name of this young genius again. She is Badajewska, a talented Polish female pianist. Badajevska did not receive strict musical training. She is just an amateur young composer who has composed some piano works, such as "Memories of the Cottage", "Sweet Dreams", "Memories of Friendship", etc. Among them, "Girl's Prayer" made her an instant success. Become famous.

This tune is not only popular in Poland and European countries, but also well-known in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Pacific countries. The musical score of "Girl's Prayer" now has hundreds of versions available all over the world. Some people have adapted it into four-hand music, eight-hand music, or other forms of instrumental music. Some people have even written lyrics for it and adapted it into songs for singing. There are two main versions of the currently popular piano piece "Girl's Prayer", one is an adapted version played by Richard Clayderman, and the other is a pure piano solo version. What we often hear is almost always Chad Clayderman's version, and the latter is not heard much.

Appreciation: The structure of the music is extremely simple, it is Andante at a moderate speed, in the key of E flat major, in 4/4 time. After the four-bar prelude centered on the following line, the music presents a gentle and beautiful theme; after that, there are four variations of the theme. The last variation is dominated by triplet notes and is full of enthusiasm. This is the end of the whole song. The harmony played by the left hand in the song is also very simple, just some dominant seventh chords and tonic triads. This piece has a simple image and simple technique. It is not difficult in terms of performance skills and can be played by beginners. The outstanding Russian writer Chekhov once quoted this song as the soundtrack in his famous play "Three Sisters". The music's arpeggiated ups and downs and wave-like melody express her prayers and excitement. Music is profound in its simplicity, intimate, sad and gentle. What was she praying for? Instrumental music has no physical image, so you can freely use your imagination to understand and experience it.

Tekla Badarzewska-Baranowska (1834-1861), Polish female composer.

There is only one work that has been circulated in the world, namely the piano solo "Modlitwa dziewicy" (Modlitwa dziewicy). The piece was composed in 1856 and published in the appendix of the Paris Music Review in 1859. It is one of the best-selling piano pieces in history. This piece is of medium difficulty and is loved by many for its romantic and charming melody. In China, almost every girl who studies piano must learn this piece and often keep it as a repertoire so that she can play it at any time. But others described the song as "salon emotional garbage."

Tekla Badarzewska (1834-1861), Polish female composer and pianist.

Her main works are thirty-five piano pieces, with a simple and elegant style. However, most of her works are unknown. Only "Girl's Prayer" (composed in 1859) is one of the most popular piano pieces among the world's famous songs.

Creative background: Among composers, there are very few women. This is indeed the case, and the author of the piano ditty "Girl's Prayer" is one of the few female composers we know of, and this As the name of the work suggests, this female composer is a real girl. She is Badajewska, an outstanding young Polish piano composer. She was born in Warsaw in 1834 and died in 1861. She only lived 27 years old. Her youth was short-lived, but the piano piece she left behind is a flower that will bloom forever. Blooming in the garden of world music, it always lingers in the ears of every descendant, exuding a clear and faint fragrance.

The piano ditty "Girl's Prayer" was composed in 1859. It was first published in the supplement of a music magazine in Paris, France, but soon spread like wildfire and became a best-seller. The famous song has since become popular all over the world in more than 80 different versions. Let us remember the name of this young genius again. She is Badajewska, a talented Polish female pianist. Badajevska did not receive strict musical training. She is just an amateur young composer who has composed some piano works, such as "Memories of the Cottage", "Sweet Dreams", "Memories of Friendship", etc. Among them, "Girl's Prayer" made her an instant success. Become famous. This tune is not only popular in Poland and European countries, but also well-known in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Pacific countries. The musical score of "Girl's Prayer" now has hundreds of versions available all over the world. Some people have adapted it into four-hand, eight-hand or other forms of instrumental music, and some have even written lyrics for it and adapted it into a song for singing. There are two main versions of the currently popular piano piece "Girl's Prayer", one is an adapted version played by Richard Clayderman, and the other is a pure piano solo version. What we often hear is almost always Chad Clayderman's version, and the latter is not heard much.

Appreciation: The structure of the music is extremely simple, it is Andante at a moderate speed, in the key of E flat major, in 4/4 time. After the four-bar prelude centered on the following line, the music presents a gentle and beautiful theme; after that, there are four variations of the theme. The last variation is dominated by triplet notes and is full of enthusiasm. This is the end of the whole song. The harmony played by the left hand in the song is also very simple, just some dominant seventh chords and tonic triads. This piece has a simple image and simple technique, and is not very difficult in terms of playing skills, although the seventuplets and tenthuplets appearing in many places in the right hand part may be a challenge for beginners. The outstanding Russian writer Chekhov once quoted this song as the soundtrack in his famous play "Three Sisters". The music's arpeggiated ups and downs and wave-like melody express her prayers and excitement. Music is profound, kind, sad and gentle in its simplicity. What is she praying for? Instrumental music has no physical image, so you can freely use your imagination to understand and experience it.