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Petter

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Hi I'm a jazz pianist, the hardest classical piece I played so far is Doctor Gradus ad Parnassus and the Chopin C# minor waltz. Is there any pieces in remote keys such as Eb minor or Gb major that has a lot of finger work similar to Doctor Gradus? Not so much anything with lots of voices.

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dan101

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Re: Easy pieces in hard keys?

Reply #1 on: June 25, 2009, 04:41:10 PM

Schubert's Gb major impromptu is not too difficult.

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Re: Easy pieces in hard keys?

Reply #2 on: June 28, 2009, 10:24:46 PM

Play DR Gradus in all possible keys - then you'll get plenty of practice at hard keys _and_ transposing!

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Re: Easy pieces in hard keys?

Reply #3 on: June 28, 2009, 11:42:41 PM

Quote from: richard black on June 28, 2009, 10:24:46 PM

Play DR Gradus in all possible keys - then you'll get plenty of practice at hard keys _and_ transposing!

I think I'll stick to "Oh! Susanna"

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Re: Easy pieces in hard keys?

Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 03:11:58 AM

right now i'm playing the ravel's sonatine. The middle mvt. of the piece should be pretty easy to play for you.

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