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  2. Étude Op. 25, No. 11 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Étude Op. 25, No. 11, is a study of right hand dexterity and left hand flexibility. Each hand has intense challenges, ranging from brilliant runs and multi-octave leaps to tricky articulations which must be phrased correctly so the melody becomes audible. [4]

  3. Étude Op. 25, No. 12 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Étude Op. 25, No. 12 in C minor is one of Frédéric Chopin's formal studies for the piano, opus 25, dedicated À Madame la Comtesse d'Agoult. It was first published in 1837 in French, German, and English.

  4. Étude Op. 10, No. 2 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Musicologist Hugo Leichtentritt (1874–1951) calls the étude a "moto perpetuo". [10] The transparent texture of nonstop semiquavers accompanied by a light "dancing" bass has its forerunners in Bach's Prelude No. 5 in D major (BWV 850) from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and resembles other virtuoso pieces from around 1830 such as Paganini's Moto Perpetuo for violin and piano.

  5. Musical analysis - Wikipedia

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    Approaches or techniques to musical analysis. Assumption and advocating could be considered missing. Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. [1] According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". [2]

  6. Étude Op. 10, No. 6 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    American music critic James Huneker (1857–1921) calls the étude "a dark doleful nocturne.. […] the melody is full of stifled sorrow." [13] Italian composer and editor Alfredo Casella (1883–1947) speaks of "meditated grief" and thinks "it is difficult to conceive an elegy more severe and sober than this study."

  7. Étude Op. 10, No. 11 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Étude Op. 10, No. 11, in E ♭ major, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is sometimes known as the "Arpeggio" or "Guitar" Étude. The chief difficulty addressed in this piece is the performance of extended arpeggiated chords. Throughout, the hands are required to stretch intervals as large as twelfths.

  8. Étude Op. 10, No. 7 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Étude Op. 10, No. 7, in C major, is a solo piano technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin around 1830 – 1832 and published in 1833. [1] The tempo Vivace indicates a lively playing speed. Structure

  9. Frédéric Chopin - Wikipedia

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    Chopin's qualities as a pianist and composer were recognised by many of his fellow musicians. Schumann named a piece for him in his suite Carnaval, and Chopin later dedicated his Ballade No. 2 in F major to Schumann. [224] Elements of Chopin's music can be found in many of Liszt's later works. [76]