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Offline mjames

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Hummel easter eggs in Chopin
on: May 04, 2015, 08:46:36 AM
Holy sh*t, I dont think theres a thread about this yet but here it goes

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Idk from which concerto, but Im pretty sure I heard a reaaally similar passage from chopin before. I was like, "wait, what? Chopin is that you?" *checks link*..."still Hummel..what??"





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Offline j_menz

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Re: Hummel easter eggs in Chopin
Reply #1 on: May 04, 2015, 10:57:56 AM
So Chopin "copied" . Hardly the first, only or best example.
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Re: Hummel easter eggs in Chopin
Reply #2 on: May 04, 2015, 01:59:10 PM
And it's common knowledge that Hummel was a big influence on Fred. The piano writing is often very alike.
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Offline mjames

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Re: Hummel easter eggs in Chopin
Reply #3 on: May 04, 2015, 08:25:15 PM
omg I know that already I just felt like sharing this passage jessssssus
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