Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor
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ID:127 Frédéric Chopin - Etudes :Etude, Op. 10 No. 12 |
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| Key: C Minor | Year: 1832 | |
| Level: 8+ | Period: Early Romantic | |
 Piano score: PS Urtext | ||
| Piano score: Scholtz edition | ||
 Recordings in Naxos Music Library
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A war cry at the piano
Like the rest of Chopin’s Etudes, the Revolutionary presents serious technical hurdles, but unlike most of the others, the difficulties are mainly in the left hand. A heroic, fanfare-like melody is played by the right hand while the left hand creates an impression of chaos and intensity by making continuous fast runs up and down the keyboard. One of the more interesting aspects of the piece is its abrupt ending. It ends with a descending sweep in both hands that arrives at a C major chord, supposedly brighter and more positive-sounding than the rest of the piece, which is in c minor. However, the arrival of this chord is so abrupt that the effect is anything but soothing. An unexpected touch to one of Chopin's most intense works, and possibly an allusion to the end of the first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata op 111, which Chopin is known to have admired.Classical piano sheet music by Chopin to download: Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in the key of This piece has difficulty level 8+ in the category Study
Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor, a composition by the early romantic composer Frédéric Chopin who was born in 1810 and died in 1849. The piano score of this piece was first published in 1832 and is part of Chopin's Etudes.
Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor, a composition by the early romantic composer Frédéric Chopin who was born in 1810 and died in 1849. The piano score of this piece was first published in 1832 and is part of Chopin's Etudes.