Classical Music- All A's

Yes! The "proper" original definition of Arabesque refers to ornamentation in Arabic architecture. It is doubtful, however, that Burgmuller or Schumann were thinking of that when they composed their pieces of that title, described by the Harvard Dictionary of Music as "characteristic pieces of a more or less casual type. The term is also used in the sense of figuration, ornamentation of a melody." Schumann's Arabesque has charm, but is fairly simple and contains a lot of repetition of the main idea. Burgmuller's is a very popular composition with piano teachers because it is technically simple, but introduces students to the romantic era.

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Done I think! I've never heard a teacher refer to it without the word "the" but thanks for calling that to my attention.